Klaasohm festival on Borkum: Control against women!

Klaasohm festival on Borkum: Control against women!

Borkum, Deutschland - On the North Sea island of Borkum, the Santa Claus consumption of Klaasohm will be reformed in a shocking way this year! The chairman of the Borkumer boy, Maxi Rau, made it clear in a press conference: violence against women is no longer tolerated! This clear announcement comes shortly before the festival, which was known for its controversial traditions in the past, especially the beating of women with cow horns.

Rau, who is also known as Oldermann, admitted that he was involved in these brutal practices even in the past. In 2018, when he was selected as one of the so -called Klaasohms, he beat women with a cowhorn. When asked whether he questioned his behavior, he admitted: "I apologized." But whether there were personal excuses among the women concerned remains unclear. The indignation of this tradition was heated by a report by the ARD magazine "Panorama", which reported anonymous witnesses, which talked about aggressive attacks during the festival.

tradition under fire

The roots of this violent tradition are unclear, but Mayor Jürgen Akkermann said that similar elements can also be found in other customs. Borkum has been part of the festival on Borkum since the club was founded in 1830. "Earlier violent attacks have led to a rethink started," said Akkermann. He emphasized that there have already been changes in the past ten years, but had not been put enough pressure to end this tradition.

The organizers have now promised that there will be no violence this year. The mayor made it clear that no violence had occurred outside the Klaasohms group and that the impression that women would move over the island were not correct. The island even checks legal steps against threats caused by the reporting. A new chapter for the Klaasohm festival is imminent-the times of violence are over!