Aalborg Carnival is cancelled: We are very bored of it

Festive and costumed - young people wont to fill The streets every year in may at the traditional Carnival.

But seen in the light of the extraordinary situation of coronavirus has caused, they have now chosen to cancel this year's edition.

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It informs the Association Aalborg Carnival in a press release, in which it sounds that it is all of its events in may, is cancelled. Thus also International Parade 15. in may, the children's carnival 16. may and then Aalborg Carnival 23. may.

- We are very sorry to have to cancel, but hope for everyone's understanding and support. It is our main task to provide for the safety of our guests, staff, volunteers, and associations. It will be too risky to bet on to be able to implement and gather as many people in may, where the Danish Health and medicines authority assesses that we still find ourselves in the first wave of the pandemic, says in a press release from Mette Bugge, who is president of the association.

- It is great practice, but such is the situation in Denmark right now, and we need to think about, says chairman of the carnival Mette Bugge to Ekstra Bladet.

- We have not been told that we should not hold the carnival, but as things look, it can't be done. We need to think about safety, and we must think of each other. So even though it is brandærgerligt, it is the only right thing to do, she says.

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She says further, that all who have purchased so-called bracelet, get the opportunity to have their purchase refunded.

If you wish to support the association in these difficult economic times, you can not get a refund and instead use the bracelet in 2021, where you expect to be back.