The carnival on television is canceled because of the war that the Russian ruler Putin is waging in Ukraine.

Westdeutscher Rundfunk has canceled all planned carnival programs.

ZDF has taken the “Mainz Stays Mainz” television carnival originally planned for this Friday from the main program, but is showing it in the media library.

It is not yet clear whether the 8:15 p.m. program “Karneval in Köln” produced by WDR will be broadcast on ARD on Shrove Monday.

WDR television initially started a carnival special on Thursday morning, but ended it after three of the planned seven hours.

The editors had already tried to manage the balancing act between carnival and war during the broadcast.

Viewers were asked to send their mixed feelings to the studio via email or WhatsApp.

While the WDR has already canceled all programs in the third program, according to an ARD spokeswoman, the planning in the first is still in flux.

However, it was considered unlikely in broadcaster circles that the Rose Monday show would be broadcast.

ZDF announced: "Due to the current events in Ukraine, we are not broadcasting 'Mainz stays Mainz, how it sings and laughs' in the main program.

The session, which was already recorded on Tuesday and Wednesday, will be available in the ZDF media library from Friday evening at 8:15 p.m.,” it said in a statement.

The tradition of the carnival session goes back to 1955, since 1973 the show has been produced alternately by SWR and ZDF.

According to ZDF, the production in the Electoral Palace was mainly attended by active members from the four participating corporations: Mainzer Carneval-Verein (MCV), Mainzer Carneval Club (MCC), Gonsenheimer Carneval-Verein (GCV) and Karneval-Club Kastel (KCK). .

"We can bring a classic session to the stage if all the conditions are met," said ZDF entertainment director Oliver Heidemann in mid-February with a view to the Corona crisis.

Can also show solidarity

The Cologne Carnival festival committee expects many people to attend the planned peace demonstration on the war in Ukraine.

"The people of Cologne can't just party, they can't just celebrate.

They can also show solidarity," said committee spokesman Michael Kramp on Friday on WDR5. He was sure that many people in Cologne would follow the call. "Because they also need an outlet. They want to do something for the people in the Ukraine."

Under the impression of the Russian attack on the Ukraine, the Cologne Carnival Festival Committee had canceled the actually planned Shrove Monday festival with a parade in the Cologne stadium on Thursday.

Instead, there should now be a peace demonstration in the city center.

The carnival floats are also to be shown - especially those that deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the situation in Eastern Europe.

The Cologne street carnival was opened on Thursday.

The traditional opening event in the city center was not canceled despite the war.