Carnival in Cologne, Mainz and Rottweil | Discover Germany
From 11 November to world famous spectacle of Carnival in Cologne, the people, immigrants and tourists celebrate the crazy season with many costumed rallies and masked balls.
Early in the morning, the streets are alive with women in fancy dress on their way to the office, where they work or the shops, and 10 h 00, they head to all the Alter Markt to 11 11 am, the Street Carnival is officially open to the Alter Markt by the three main figures of Prince Carnival, the peasant and the Virgin 13 30, historic Thurs., January 1 Griet Jan von Werth company Carnival Severinstor, followed by a procession to Alter Markt Jan von Werth honor memory with joyful music and dance performances.
In the afternoon and evening the masked balls and parties.
In the morning, you might encounter the odd survivor Weiberfastnacht if you go for a walk in the city A tour of the city is still valid bus trips to the tourist office in Cologne.
Following a traditional Frühschoppen Cologne or drink early in the morning, 10 m to 30 you should head for the Funkenbiwak Neumarkt The city is full of numbers or Jecken carnival afternoon.
In the evenings, parties and more parties.
Parade in the city center 10 m 30 per school groups costumes and original costumes of the clubs in the city neighborhoods.
The highlight of the carnival with the big official parade 10 am 00 organized by the Committee from 1823 Cologne Carnival is a colorful show with Kamelle candy, small bouquets of flowers Strüßjer, pecks Bützje more than a million spectators dressed all day the city echoes to the war cry sounds Carnival Kölle Alaaf, which means Long live Cologne.
Evening celebrations continue in the rooms, restaurants and pubs.
In the afternoon, parades in the suburbs of Cologne with carnival groups and costumed parades companies After midday on the outskirts of Cologne, the game continues until midnight, amid great weeping and lamentation, the Nubbel a figure of straw scale is ritually burned.
The late survivors Carnival soothe their hangover with a traditional fish dinner in one of the many restaurants and pubs.
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