Dispute over light trips: tractor parades in the Rheinlander endangered!

Dispute over light trips: tractor parades in the Rheinlander endangered!

in Rhineland-Palatinate is all about spectacular light trips with splendidly decorated tractors that roll through the dark streets. These traditional events have become popular with many communities in recent years, but now there is trouble! In some municipalities, the trips are prohibited from the organizers. The community of knowledge has banned the custom of what farmer Michael Schäfer from Katzwinkel considers completely incomprehensible. He complains: "Somehow you will step in the very best, for all the effort that you have always made." , reported the Tagesschau.

The reasons for the prohibitions are complex. Oliver Pfeifer, head of the Betzdorf-Gegebhardshain Ordinary Office, explained that attaching fairy lights at tractors endanger the operating license and insurance cover. The state company Mobility had clarified this, and the associations were bound to these requirements. In other regions such as Speyer, however, the light trips can take place because they are registered as a tractor demonstration. On Saturday evening, such a trip was carried out in the Donnersberg district with the motto "dies, the farmer dies, dies the country". So it remains questionable when and whether a light ride can be organized again in Katzwinkel.

light trips bring joy and hope

The light trips are not only a visual spectacle, but also a message. They were originally launched as a "spark of hope" tours to draw attention to the grievances in agriculture and to spread joy. The tractor parade not only brings light into the dark, but also illuminates the children's eyes during the pre -Christmas period. The different events in the Palatinate are well planned and often closely linked to local holidays. For example, light trips in Landau, Speyer and Rockenhausen are scheduled for December 7, 2024, which should particularly strengthen the community , as Pfalz reported to Kids.