Cologne Carnival 2016
Erin launched into the adventure expat in Berlin in 2007, of course, in a year, she would have had enough of German life and be ready to settle in Seattle An attempt to repatriate was a total failure and after 2 years in the States, she did the only logical thing and returned to Germany, it continues to struggle with the German language, enjoy country beers and try to teach the Germans own brand of sarcasm.
Cologne is the undisputed king of Carnival in Germany Kölsch beloved Cologne beer flows freely, children and adults are adorned with silly costumes and the party takes to the streets a Catholic holiday, all segments of the city celebrate carnival Cologne, Germany.
Carnival is not a national holiday in Germany, but in Cologne many shops, schools and offices will be closed or close early Weiberfastnacht and completely closed Rosenmontag Tuesday.
Dress like a clown Jecken - one of the most traditional costumes, drink some Glühwein eat a donut Krapfen and participate in lively events.
Weiberfastnacht carnival or fat women on Thursday in other parts of the world stands before Ash Wednesday and is a day for the ladies dressed women gather in the streets, cheerfully addressing men cutting their ties to their respect men are reward with a kiss people Bützchen meet at Alter Markt or Alder Maat in the Kölsch dialect 11 11 hours and three carnival characters, the Prince, the peasant and the Virgin, who will be featured in the parade join the crowd.
Beer is drunk a lot and enjoyed the After merrymaking filled afternoon drinking, there are masked balls and parties in the evening.
Carnival weekend continues his intoxicated manner in the value of tradition A Frühschoppen, a drink early in the morning is just one of those respected customs Meet about 10: 30 am to Funkenbiwak Neumarkt Around noon, the city of Cologne will be covered Jecken clowns Jokers Expect more formal balls in the evening.
Rosenmontag Rose Monday takes place the following Monday and is a strong revival of the hangover of the weekend.
Marching bands, dancers and floats strut the streets with artists called Kamelle throwing candy and tulips to the noisy crowd in a show of sharp humor, often floats representing caricatures of German politicians and personalities Receives cries Kölle Alaaf the crowd in Cologne - a rallying cheer.
Veilchendienstag Purple Tuesday or Mardi Gras has things down VALIDATION There may be parades and events in the suburbs of Cologne, with the main event of the fire ceremony Nubbel a figure of straw-size.
Aschermittwoch Ash Wednesday marks the end of an almost week of celebration for the carnival in Cologne Cologners appease their spirit with a visit to the church where they receive a cross of ashes to wear throughout the day and heal their tired body with a fish dinner.
The carnival season in Germany also called the fifth season officially starts months before the party November 11, 11 11:00 Eleven Council meets to plan events next year Although planning is serious business, can already be found in the air of playfulness planners complete fool jaunty caps with bells.
The real game begins 40 days before Easter sometime between February and March The date changes every year, but you can check out our post on the dates for the German carnival celebrations or consult the dates for next year below.
For 2017, the key dates are Carnival Germany.
Eleven Council planning Carnival on November 11, 2016.
Carnival Weiberfastnacht February 23rd day of women.
Many German cities host their own celebration, but few are tied with Cologne Dusseldorf Münster, Aachen and Mainz all have big celebrations complete with large street parades.
The children in places without a strong following Carnival as the Gentiles in Berlin are still able to participate even if adults could not make a fuss, children are often dressed in costume and special celebrations to KiTa or the school while Halloween is for scary costumes so famous at all, the children can dress up as whatever they want for the carnival and many choose the festival costume, Jecken.
If you are completely left out of the festivities, you can still watch the fun on German television multichannel show the ceremony, parades and festivities.
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