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The beginning of the carnival season falls every year on 11 November. On Martinmas the Hoppeditz awakens at exactly 11:11. He rises from a large mustard pot in front of the Jan Wellem monument on the market square in front of the town hall and gives his both funny and biting "opening speech" for the new session, the irony of which is countered ...
The main event is the street carnival that takes place in the period between the Thursday before Ash Wednesday and Ash Wednesday. Carnival Thursday is called Altweiber (Old women day) in Düsseldorf or Wieverfastelovend (The women's day) in Cologne. This celebrates the beginning of the "female presence in carnival", which began in 1824, when ...
Carnival in Düsseldorf. One of the biggest cultural events in Düsseldorf is the Karneval (also referred to as the "fifth season") which starts every year on 11 November at 11:11 a.m., and reaches its climax on Rosenmontag (Rose Monday), featuring a huge parade through the streets of Düsseldorf. Karneval ends on Aschermittwoch (Ash Wednesday).
2020 Volkmarsen ramming attack: On 24 February 2020, a 29-year-old man rammed his car against civilians at a carnival parade in Volkmarsen, Germany, wounding 88 people. The motive behind the attack is unknown. [110]
Every town in the Karneval areas boasts at least one parade with floats making fun of the themes of the day. [7] Usually sweets ( Kamelle ) are thrown into the crowds lining the streets among cries of Helau or Alaaf , whereby the cry Kölle Alaaf is only applied in the Cologne Carnival and Oche Alaaf is only applied in Aachen Carnival– Alaaf ...
The Kenny Ortega-directed hit was followed up by 2007’s “High School Musical 2,” which also premiered on the Disney Channel, and 2008’s theatrical release of “High School Musical 3 ...
This category is meant to index a variety of parades, generally held once a year. While including carnivals and certain public processions, this category does not include political parades, which are better typified in "Marching". When applicable, all topics should be moved to appropriate subcategories for both type and locale.
The parade starts at 7 p.m. Saturday near the Carlsbad Public Library and travels north on Canyon Street and ends at the Beach Area.- The public is invited to dress warmly and line up along the ...