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German Karneval for Fasching

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German Karneval

Hello, again friends!

Here we are again in beautiful Frankfurt Germany.

My friends and I took the train here and when we arrived we surprised that we were in the middle of the festival called Fasching also known as Karneval, Fastnet, Fosnat and Fastnacht.

The Fasching Festival in Frankfurt Germany
The Fasching Festival in Frankfurt Germany
The Fasching Festival German Karneval at in Frankfurt Germany with parade floats going down the street
A parade float goes down the street at the German Karneval at Fasching in Frankfurt Germany

 

This is the German version of what American’s would understand as Mardi Gras.  It is referring for the preparing of the season of Lent and was started back in the 1200’s

German Karneval at Fasching
Parade floats go by at the German Karneval for Fasching

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People In Costumes walking down the street in a parade for German Karneval For Fasching These people are dressed as blue eye balls with their head and legs sticking out.
People In Costumes walking down the street in a parade for German Karneval For Fasching

This used to be only a religious ceremony done by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church, but now it is mainly just a festival like the American Mardi Gras.

 

Hessian Soldiers walk in parade at the German Karneval For Fasching pushing an old cannon down the street in celebration.
Hessian Soldiers walk in parade at Karneval For Fasching pushing an old cannon down the street in celebration.
A large clown is on a parade float for German karneval to celebrate Fasching in Frankfurt Germany
A large clown is on a parade float for German karneval to celebrate Fasching in Frankfurt Germany

We walked down to the main street and were greeted by parade floats, costumes, street parties and well, drinking… lots of drinking.  There was a strong presence of the police there to keep order as the merriment and revelry unfolded at the German karneval to celebrate Fasching.  To be honest I have never seen so many police officers in one place before. It was a bit intimidating getting off of the train to see such a heavy police presence there. 

 

People in costume parade down the street in Frankfurt for the German Karneval to celebrate Fashing
People in costume parade down the street in Frankfurt Germany for Karneval to celebrate Fashing

Fasching is the period before Lent as I said before.  Lent is a time that falls 40 days before Easter (The 40 days signify the 40 years in the desert the Israelite’s wandered before being allowed into the promised land) and it is a time where you give up certain foods by fasting, give up vices, spend more time in prayer and more time reading your bible.  You spend 40 days in self- examination and meditate on Christ, his suffering, life, death, burial, and Resurrection.

 

 

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