Fiona Hyslop

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The Edinburgh Fringe and the four other major cultural festivals in The City were cancelled this year due to concerns around the Covid-19 pandemic.

the Edinburgh International Festival and The Fringe -The World 's largest art festival will not take place for the First Time in More Than 70 years.

The Military Tattoo, the Edinburgh Art Festival and the Edinburgh International Book Festival have been canceled also.

The Five events attract an audience of over 4. 4 million people each year, in August.

More Than 25,000 artists, writers, and artists from 70 countries will take part in the 5000 events in the Scottish capital each year.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the cancellation was "heartbreaking, But The Right decision".

culture Secretary, Fiona Hyslop , said The Festival would be "missed greatly".

"But when this difficult decision now, all participants of The Festival , the can from the staff, spectators, fully concentrate on your health and your well-being, which is critical during This Time of great uncertainty," She Said .

"I Am determined to look into the support for seasonal staff, is suffering some of the biggest impact.

"The Scottish Government , in cooperation with The Festival and all the partners to ensure they build on their previous success and the return to The Stage in the year 2021"

What are The Five Edinburgh festivals?

the Edinburgh International Festival was founded in 1947, in The Aftermath of the second World War , in an attempt to reconcile and reunite the people and the Nations through the arts. Its program features theatre, dance and music.

The Fringe began in the same year, when eight theatre groups uninvited showed up to the at the edges of The Festival . Since then, it has become One of The World 's largest arts festival.

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo dates Back To the year 1950. It attracts 220,000 visitors every year in August and in the television is broadcast, watched by millions around The World .

the Edinburgh International Book Festival. since its introduction in the year 1983 and now authors from around The World to exchange ideas on the most important topics

the Edinburgh Art Festival is the newest of The Events , founded in 2004 to bring together galleries, museums and artist-run spaces to present work by international and British artists.

< p > unprecedented, But unavoidable, decision-making

Like so many decisions in the current climate, it is unprecedented.

Since your The First , an elastic celebration of the culture began in 1947, in The Aftermath of the war, the Edinburgh festivals have flourished and grown.

you have seen in the competition of other festivals and events such as the Olympic games and the Commonwealth Games . They have adapted to health horrors and Terror - But this is different.

The Sheer size of the combined power of the Edinburgh August festivals is what makes it so special, But it is also what today's joint decision is inevitable.

Also if we take of lockdown in August, it will be some time to get Scotland back on what the new normal is. It will happen gradually, with many creative organizations continue to online. Emergency services can still be overstretched, or even recovered.

As The Director of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Brigadier David Allfrey, says it is "impractical and undesirable" to The Stage , a tattoo in something like his normal form in August.

you, like so many other organizations, recorded performances-recorded (broadcast to millions More Than the 9,500 those on The Castle esplanade every night).

All five of The Festival will explore New Ways to link performers with the audience, so that you can maintain a kind of presence in Edinburgh in the year 2020, even if it is a virtual.

The Last Word goes to Fergus Linehan , Director of the Edinburgh International Festival, said: "This festival was born from the need to connect an urgent need to re - and re-create it. The current crisis provides all The Festival with a similar sense of urgency. "

are involved For the thousands of, as a performer or a spectator, stand-up comics, or orchestra, it is a blow, But the Edinburgh festival back in the year 2021. That, at least, is not in doubt.

What has The Other reaction to the termination was that?

Shona McCarthy, chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society , said the "heartbreaking" decision "is the only appropriate reaction".

"Our thoughts today are with The Doctors , nurses, health and social care at The Front , as well as all those affected by this terrible pandemic.

"Our sympathies are also with the thousands of artists and participants directly affected by today's decision - we will do everything we can to support you in The Coming months. "

Scottish Secretary Alistair Jack Said he was "extremely disappointed", But added: "We Are facing a unique challenge, and for The Festivals , this is The Right thing to do. "

City of Edinburgh Council leader, Adam McVey and his depute, Cammy day, said that the decision was The Right One - But a huge gap would be left with "".

she added: "We will do everything we can to help our world-famous cultural sector, which will remain in the center, the identity of The City for the future. "

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Source of news: bbc.com