Our Carnival Tuesday is not fat...
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sister_luck..nor has it pancakes.
Traditionally, it is called Violet Tuesday (after the flowers, not the colour).
This year, we went to the big parade in town and of course I took pictures.
It took me a while to crop and tinker, so that I can share some of them with you.
German Carnival is frequently a very serious thing, and often not very creative costumewise. I was pleasantly surprised regarding the outfits (helped by the motto) and see for yourself whether anyone had fun.
First, I bring you a typical float and one of the revellers up there:
Floats are pulled by tractors and usually peopled with the members of one carnival club or association and decorated accordingly. The parades in the bigger cities have several floats satirising current events, but in our town most clubs had their symbols and such on the side or they used the motto as inspiration - more about that in a different post maybe.
Throwing confetti! Uniform with hat - which once were meant to mock the wearers of real uniforms, but obviously have lost much of that feeling and are now just uniforms.
I think this Gardist, i.e. member of a Carnival 'guard' manages to be true to the original spirit:
Note the kids lining the street with (plastic) bags - they are waiting for the sweets, candy and other items being given away and thrown at the people.
These two were up on a float - and they were busy with getting new drinks - I wonder what they had in the big white plastic jug.
Not everyone gets to ride, most people have to walk. (And some where pretty unsteady on their feet on the last stretch of the way.)
The costumes are a walking version of the city's coat of arms.
Traditionally, it is called Violet Tuesday (after the flowers, not the colour).
This year, we went to the big parade in town and of course I took pictures.
It took me a while to crop and tinker, so that I can share some of them with you.
German Carnival is frequently a very serious thing, and often not very creative costumewise. I was pleasantly surprised regarding the outfits (helped by the motto) and see for yourself whether anyone had fun.
First, I bring you a typical float and one of the revellers up there:
Floats are pulled by tractors and usually peopled with the members of one carnival club or association and decorated accordingly. The parades in the bigger cities have several floats satirising current events, but in our town most clubs had their symbols and such on the side or they used the motto as inspiration - more about that in a different post maybe.
Throwing confetti! Uniform with hat - which once were meant to mock the wearers of real uniforms, but obviously have lost much of that feeling and are now just uniforms.
I think this Gardist, i.e. member of a Carnival 'guard' manages to be true to the original spirit:
Note the kids lining the street with (plastic) bags - they are waiting for the sweets, candy and other items being given away and thrown at the people.
These two were up on a float - and they were busy with getting new drinks - I wonder what they had in the big white plastic jug.
Not everyone gets to ride, most people have to walk. (And some where pretty unsteady on their feet on the last stretch of the way.)
The costumes are a walking version of the city's coat of arms.
