On the 16th of February millions of people will be celebrating Rosenmontag in Germany again. Young and old get dressed up in silly costumes and line the streets of many cities to take part and watch huge processions with music, dancers, brass bands, and giant floats from which the carnival princes and princesses throw tons of sweets.
Schools are closed on Monday and Faschings-Dienstag (Fat Tuesday), as in the evenings there are parties everywhere (at least in the more Southern Catholic parts of Germany).
Have a look at these impressions of the carnival in Cologne:
Search for Karneval on the right hand side for more info on this crazy time!
Watch a German news report on Carnival:
Here is a recent procession from Mainz, the second biggest procession. Listen to the people shout Kamelle (the carnival word for sweets) to have them thrown in their direction!
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