US EditionGerman island festival passes peacefully after criticism over practice of men hitting women
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According to a preliminary assessment by the police, the controversial practice of St. Nicholas “Klaasohm” on the North Sea island of Borzburg was peaceful.
The Klaasohm festival on the island of Borkum was peaceful and without any violent incidents. The custom of beating women with cow horns has now been abandoned.
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German island festival passes peacefully after criticism over practice of men hitting women
An annual festival on a German North Sea island that had drawn criticism because of a practice of men hitting women with cow’s horns has passed without reports of assaults this year.
Organizers, experts, politicians: They all agree that in future the Klaasohm will have to do without the "custom of beating." And the people of Borkum? Visiting an island that sticks together, now more than ever.
No violence against women: Borkum residents peacefully celebrate the St. Nicholas tradition Klaasohm
The beating of women with cow horns recently caused outrage at the Klaasohm St. Nicholas tradition on Borkum. This year, the organizers distanced themselves from the controversial custom.
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