People of Germany: Die Funkenmariechen - dancing Karneval girls. German carnival is quite regional and mostly concentrated around the Rheinland region in the Northwest, Southwest, and parts of Southern Germany, areas that have been traditionally Catholic as it is related and happens before Lent, the Catholic fasting period 40 days before Easter. It’s celebrated in different ways, according to local tradition and known by different names in different regions, which include Karneval, Fasching, Fasnacht, Fasnet, etc. It’s known as Karneval in the Rheinland, the backbone of the German carnival culture, where Guilds of Fools enthrone their own princes and princesses to guide the fool’s folk into a “devilish” season. It all culminates in the Rosenmontagzügen = Rose Monday parades just before Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. Germany’s Karneval center probably is the city of Köln (Cologne), where most of the action happens. Read more: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_in_Germany,_Switzerland_and_Austria
