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Germany Goes Crazy at Rose Monday Parades - dapd

Carnival Climax Germany Goes Crazy at Rose Monday Parades

Angela Merkel as a pig suckling hungry nations in the euro crisis? Isn't that a bit risqué? Not this week, because anything goes at German carnival, when the nation, or large parts of it, allows itself to let its hair down. The Rose Monday parades marked the highlight of the season with their satirical floats.

Germany Shuts Down for Mass Party - Caroline Seidel/ dpa

Carnival Parades Germany Shuts Down for Mass Party

German carnival culminated on Rose Monday with huge parades in the cities of Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz. Hundreds of thousands lined the streets to catch sweets and watch the marching bands and satirical floats, one of which illustrated the close relationship between Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy.

German Carnival Hails Merkel as Europe's Savior - dapd

Parades Poke Fun at Euro Crisis German Carnival Hails Merkel as Europe's Savior

Most of Europe is in the grip of the debt crisis, but Germany is getting ready to party. The satirical parade floats that are a fixture of its carnival festivities leave no doubt about who's in charge of the troubled continent. One features Chancellor Angela Merkel at the bow of the SS Europa about to hit an iceberg. Von David Crossland

Satire Takes to the Streets in German Carnival Parades - Frank Augstein/ AP

Beer, Red Noses and Politics Satire Takes to the Streets in German Carnival Parades

Germany's notoriously riotous Carnival season culminated on Rose Monday with a parade of floats in Cologne and other Rhineland cities. The larger-than-life floats featured in the parades are colorful and often offer biting satire -- from Chancellor Merkel to fallen ex-Defense Minister Guttenberg.

Revelers Flock to the Streets to Celebrate Carnival - © BORJA SUAREZ / Reuters/ REUTERS

Europe's Party of all Parties Revelers Flock to the Streets to Celebrate Carnival

All over the continent, Europeans are celebrating one of the year's biggest events: Carnival. From Germany to Croatia, and at places in-between, party-goers are dressing up and going out. SPIEGEL ONLINE takes a look at some of the continent's Carnival highlights.

Carnival Goers Battle Winter with Beer and Bear Costumes - Rolf Vennenbernd/ dpa

Ruckus in the Rhineland Carnival Goers Battle Winter with Beer and Bear Costumes

Beer and furry costumes helped German carnival revellers brave sub-zero temperatures as the six-day party climaxed with the traditional Rose Monday processions. But the party's not over till Ash Wednesday, when Germans revert to their normal, serious selves for the next 51 weeks.

Long Live the Emperor of Dietfurt - DDP

Bavaria's Chinese Carnival Long Live the Emperor of Dietfurt

The traditional Carnival parades held around Germany are famous for strange costumes and wild parties. But the small town of Dietfurt in Bavaria is becoming known for something a little more odd: During the festive season, the whole town turns Chinese.

The Nazis' Bid to Control Carnival - NS-Dokumentationszentrum Köln

Harnessing Anarchy for Hitler The Nazis' Bid to Control Carnival

Germany's Carnival is an expression of anarchic fun and mockery of those in power. Yet the Nazis sought to harness the potential of the festivities for their own ends. Anti-Semitic floats and speeches attacking Germany's enemies were commonplace, and defiance was rare. Von Siobhán Dowling

Cologne Carnival Floats Ready for Action - ddp

Berlusconi, Breasts and Obama Cologne Carnival Floats Ready for Action

Every year, Carnival in Cologne and Dusseldorf is an orgy of political satire, as floats making fun of world leaders take to the streets. This year, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is a particularly easy target.

Did You Hear the One about the Financial Crisis? - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Carnival in Germany Did You Hear the One about the Financial Crisis?

Germany may be facing its worst economic downturn since World War II. But so what? The country is seizing on carnival this year to drown its sorrows -- and even to laugh about the financial crisis. Von David Crossland

German Carnival To Feature Nearly-Nude Merkel - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Rose Monday Parade German Carnival To Feature Nearly-Nude Merkel

The Rose Monday carnival procession on Feb. 23 will include a float showing Chancellor Angela Merkel in a Marilyn Monroesque, nearly-nude pose. The city's festival committee, aware of the possible reaction, may yet give her a bikini top, though.

A Passion for Finery - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Carnival in Venice A Passion for Finery

It's Carnival time in Venice again. Germany's Tanja Schulz-Hess talks to SPIEGEL ONLINE about the self-designed garments that have seen her take the top costume prize for two years in a row at Italy's world-famous, pre-Lent festival.

Germany Gets its First Turkish Carnival Society - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Joining The Party Germany Gets its First Turkish Carnival Society

Turks living in the western city of Dortmund have set up Germany's first Turkish carnival association. They want to prove they can party as hard as anyone else -- and to encourage immigrants to join in the peculiar festival which kicks off on Thursday.

The Flour Wars of Galaxidi - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Farinaceous Food Fight The Flour Wars of Galaxidi

Every year at the end of Carnival, the Greek village of Galaxidi erupts in a day-long flour war. Goggles and overalls are recommended.

Italy's Battle of the Oranges - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Carnival Clash Italy's Battle of the Oranges

Italy stages its biggest food fight each year in the Piedmont town of Ivrea, where thousands gather each year before Lent to re-enact a medieval battle by hurling oranges at each other. By the end of it the entire town is awash with Vitamin C.

Disciplined Madness at a Black Forest Carnival - SPIEGEL ONLINE

The Fool's Procession Disciplined Madness at a Black Forest Carnival

The townsfolk of Rottweil in the Black Forest take their carnival extremely seriously. Everything about their processions is tightly regulated: the wooden masks, the strange dancing, the yelps of "Hu Hu Hu" and the ceremonial face-tickling with perfumed calves' tails. Von David Crossland

Carnival Climaxes at Rose Monday Parades - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Bloody Bin Laden and Merkel Au Naturel Carnival Climaxes at Rose Monday Parades

Celebrations in Germany's carnival-crazed cities of Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz reached their apex on Rose Monday, after a weekend of carnival parties. However the fun turned nasty in some European cities, with far-right violence and two deaths.

Munich Carnival Parade to Fall on Holocaust Day - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Jewish Groups Outraged Munich Carnival Parade to Fall on Holocaust Day

Munich is to hold a carnival parade on Jan. 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Jewish groups have protested what they feel is a lack of sensitivity, but organizers insist they didn't know the date's significance and refuse to postpone the festivities.

Germany Makes Fun of England's Football Woes - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Satirical Carnival Float Germany Makes Fun of England's Football Woes

Germany's carnival is thumbing its nose at English football this year with a float that reflects pure, unadulterated Schadenfreude at England's failure to qualify for the European Football Championship. Von David Crossland

Carnival of Death - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Anarchy in Rio Carnival of Death

Shoot-outs on the street may be common in Rio de Janeiro, but the current wave of violence has shocked even Brazilians. The horror has cast a shadow over this year's carnival. Von Jens Glüsing

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