It didn't take long to get the 4,500 admission tickets among the folks who were ready to sing and sway again.

Only those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered are admitted to the official opening of the Carnival campaign, which will be celebrated in Mainz on the eleventh of the eleventh at 11.11 a.m. on Schillerplatz.

In order to be able to listen to the proclamation of the foolish constitution consisting of eleven articles on the spot, a five-euro ticket had to be purchased online.

According to the organizers of the Mainzer Carneval-Verein 1838 (MCV), the income will be used to pay part of the additional costs caused by the corona-compliant safety and hygiene concept.

Markus Schug

Correspondent Rhein-Main-Süd.

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Among other things, the festival area is fenced in around the carnival fountain. At the three entrances on Thursday, November 11th, visitors must show their admission ticket, proof of vaccination or convalescence, as well as ID in order to enter the open-air Narrhalla. Such tested 2-G fools are allowed to sing, dance and rock together until 6 p.m. without wearing a mask - at least not a medical one. The small and narrow balcony of the Ostheimer Hof is not used to read the Basic Law, as is usually the case, but a stage on the square. This is to prevent uncontrolled onlookers from gathering around Schillerplatz.

"We have worked hard in the past few months to ensure that the event, which was canceled in 2020, can take place again this year," said MCV President Reinhard Urban at the presentation of the kick-off program, which will include another with the Mainz satchel guard on the evening from 7:33 pm Heard of the 2-G meeting set up in the Electoral Palace. Tickets for this cost 33 euros. Selling tickets for outdoor gatherings is solely due to the corona pandemic and not in the spirit of the Mainz Carnival, Urban said. However, the start of the campaign, for which the motto “The carnival fountain shines like all of Mainz, when it sings and laughs” was issued, can be viewed as a test run for other formats of the street Carnival.

Guard parades, for example the one on New Year's morning, and the youth mask parade on February 12th, should definitely take place.

The planning for the Rose Monday procession on February 28th is also in full swing, although no one can say at the moment whether the colorful fooling around, which used to be attended by up to half a million visitors, can actually be experienced on the streets and squares of the city.

In any case, according to the will of the carnival cooperative, which will soon represent 30 Mainz gardens and associations, there should be room meetings again in the campaign.

Most of the organizers have decided on 2 G and the principle of “celebrate with slightly fewer visitors in larger rooms”.

Because this is the safest solution for guests and active people as well as the best possible solution for the clubs.