tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477029443287536038.post487401654102970173..comments2024-02-24T21:40:35.321+00:00Comments on somewhere between facebook and flickr sits fiona: The Mysterious Fasching Carnivalfionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284847952437148628noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477029443287536038.post-35453447988570277702011-02-28T20:53:29.117+00:002011-02-28T20:53:29.117+00:00Oh, I read about the men's ties bit on Wikiped...Oh, I read about the men's ties bit on Wikipedia! That's hilarious! I hope you have loads of fun with that. Sounds like Berlin is kind of low key by comparison. We may need to travel further afield next year with our upturned umbrellas to make the most of it!fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284847952437148628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477029443287536038.post-12302665824242399872011-02-28T20:08:54.498+00:002011-02-28T20:08:54.498+00:00According to my German half, in our bit (where it&...According to my German half, in our bit (where it's called Fasstnacht) it's partly Catholic, partly pagan and partly because during those times when the French regularly invaded the area it was the one day of the year the Germans were allowed to make fun of the French. The Mainzers have been going completely nuts here for months, they take it ULTRA seriously, and B's been telling me to think about costumes since Christmas time (although naturally with three days to go we still don't have any). They have days of processions here but the bit I'm most interested in is that on Thursday I'm allowed to carry around a pair of scissors and cut men's ties off.Frau Dietzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08543454770330234364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477029443287536038.post-25833873277402309012011-02-28T10:23:10.653+00:002011-02-28T10:23:10.653+00:00Seems I am surrounded by heathens! :-) Or maybe th...Seems I am surrounded by heathens! :-) Or maybe they didn't think I'd understand the Katholisch/Catholic translation! Anyway, it was marvellous religious fun!fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284847952437148628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-477029443287536038.post-81270602969148869862011-02-28T09:08:31.028+00:002011-02-28T09:08:31.028+00:00They couldn't tell you??? Shame on them!
Well...They couldn't tell you??? Shame on them!<br /><br />Well, this old Catholic will fill you in then. Carnaval (as it's known over here) is simply a last chance for a party and some good eating (pancakes) before lent starts, which means forty days of modesty and restraint before Easter. Simple, no?Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.com