Every year, in the six “crazy days” before Lent, over a million costumed revelers take over the streets of Cologne in a ...

Carnival celebrations in Germany kicked off on Thursday as huge costumed crowds began cutting loose amid tightened security, especially in the twin Carnival capitals of Cologne and Dusseldorf. By ...

Donald Trump, Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron are all targets of satirical floats at this year's Rose Monday Parade in ...

EADaily, February 4th, 2026. The traditional carnival of the Rhine region, in which the German city of Cologne will take part ...

COLOGNE, Germany — Germany’s Catholic Church has sharply criticized a carnival float made for a big street parade in the western city of Cologne that linked Jesus with the church abuse scandal. The ...

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COLOGNE, Germany — At 11:11 a.m. on Thursday, hundreds of thousands of carnival revelers took over the streets of the Rhineland in western Germany, dancing, singing, drinking and showing off their ...

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Carnival songs from Cologne boomed through the speakers of the 'Domstube' restaurant in the heart of the city on the Rhine, and the Meisterschale and DFB Cup trophy formed an eye-catching display. The ...

Germany's largest Carnival parade on Shrove Monday, known in Germany as Rose Monday, kicked off in the western German city of Cologne on Monday morning. This year's festivities come amid a tense ...