Traditions.
Feb. 26th, 2012 08:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sister_luckI've never been active in this particular custom, apart from dressing up and going to small-scale parties. German organized Carnival is a serious and alcohol-soaked affair that is a lot less fun than it seems, or so it looks from the sidelines. (There are some pockets of resistance and/or actual anarchic fun, and you can see some examples and gorgeous pictures here).
It's not my scene, but going to some of the smaller parades to give the kid a glimpse of his cultural heritage was fun.
The first group of the small neighbourhood parade we went to on Tulip Sunday led by the nice community police officer.
Rhythm! (These guys are a well-known feature of lots of city events and they're pretty spectacular, they actually get their groove on.)
Typical float and typical uniforms of organized carnival. These are the people who take it far too seriously - they never look like they're having fun.
One of the highlights of the second parade we saw, this time on Rose Monday - and Shrove Tuesday is Veilchendienstag.
It's not my scene, but going to some of the smaller parades to give the kid a glimpse of his cultural heritage was fun.
The first group of the small neighbourhood parade we went to on Tulip Sunday led by the nice community police officer.
Rhythm! (These guys are a well-known feature of lots of city events and they're pretty spectacular, they actually get their groove on.)
Typical float and typical uniforms of organized carnival. These are the people who take it far too seriously - they never look like they're having fun.
One of the highlights of the second parade we saw, this time on Rose Monday - and Shrove Tuesday is Veilchendienstag.
