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"Fasching", "Fasnacht" or "Karneval" are all terms used to describe carnival, an ancient tradition which is celebrated all over Germany but particularly in the Rhineland and in the strongly Catholic regions of Germany. Mainz, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Bonn are hotbeds of carnival fun. In southern Germany the traditional Alemannic Fasnet is celebrated. The "fifth season" begins on 11 November and ends on Ash Wednesday. Carnival season reaches its climax in the week from "schmutziger Donnerstag" (literally: "dirty Thursday") to Ash Wednesday.
"Fasching", "Fasnacht", "Karneval" 2010
Carnival is celebrated with greater dedication in parts of Germany than in any other European country. It is a time of elaborate parades, masks, balls and election of Carnival kings and queens and off...
The "crazy" days of Carnival
