At the Advent market
“Lumumba” cocoa causes racism debate
In order to avoid racist stereotypes, stall operators at the Christmas market in the German city of Frankfurt am Main are to offer cocoa drinks with rum under a different name.
The name "Lumumba", which has often been used up to now, could be reminiscent of the Congolese freedom fighter Patrice Lumumba, said a spokeswoman for Frankfurter Tourismus und Congress GmbH.
Critics of the name see a mockery in the fact that a drink "with a shot" bears the name of a man who was shot in the 1960s. The stand operators have been strongly advised to describe the drink on their signs as "hot chocolate with rum" instead, for example, said the spokeswoman.
Not all signs at the Christmas market have been replaced yet. Some of them are elaborately designed and cannot be easily replaced. However, they are confident that the appeal to the stall operators will be sufficient.
The Frankfurt Christmas market
The Frankfurt Christmas Market is one of the oldest and largest in Germany. The organizers expect 2.3 million visitors. The recall of the mulled wine cups produced especially for this year's Christmas market due to a production error had already made headlines.
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