European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Fasching festivals await fun seekers in several Dusseldorf City tourist office on the sunday before Rose Montag March carnival frivolity in Dusseldorf focuses on Dusseldorf City tourist office Rose Montag merry makers near the Dusseldorf City by Leah Larkin travel editor parades and speeches and Candy there All part of the pre lenten celebrations take place in parts of Switzer Italy and Holland beginning at the end of the while the nature of the fests May vary from place to the object is always dont miss plan now to take in a carnival fest in the biggest shindigs Are in the Rheland Dusseldorf each of these cities has a Rose Montag monday before Ash wednesday and the beginning of Lent i the Parade in Mainz seems to be a favorite with last year people lined the streets to watch As people in floats and bands marched by in the seven lome Ter Long if you plan to take the parking is always a doubt As you watch the Parade youll drink a go Uhlein or maybe a few to keep you dont risk having an Accident on the Way be advised that at carnival season the German police Are always in full Force tracking Down Drivers under the the Parade in Dusseldorf is a bit smaller than the one in but every bit As this City is interesting to visit but during the crazy season its especially fun and the knew pen in the Altstadt Are bustling with merry makers enjoying that Dusseldorf altbier a specially fermented the sunday before this year March is the traditional Dusseldorf carnival in the streets with the focus on parents bring their costumed children to the cites elegant the which is off limits to cars that for a super there Are clowns who entertain and throw Kookie people doing goofy things to amuse old and Young some of the childrens costumes Are As elaborate As any you d see at a fancy masked the activity gets underway at about 10 and lasts most of the if youre looking for a Way to introduce the whole family to carnival this is on March a the big Rose Montag Parade in Dusseldorf starts Ai 1 for hotel information on Contact me Vermehr Verein Stadt Konra Adenauer Platz d4000 Germany 0211 More carnival fun takes place in Munich where they Call it Fasching and in the Black Forest communities where the influence of Pagan times is evident in me weird and ugly masks and costumes carnival celebrations to consider in other parts of Europe include the following Austria in Vienna the major carnival event is the opera Ball on ticket prices Start at Uon there Are other less expensive balls throughout the carnival season in in other parts of me country Folk festivals Are carried out according to ancient for in Fra Stanz in Vor Arlberg Western aus Tria there is a fest on March single women Over 30 and single men Over 35 Are called there is a Parade of masked figures and plenty of noise pounded out on tin Drums in Hopes of Awakening nature and helping to bring about change in the marital status of the n on the Imster scheme Laufen ghost walk takes place in the tyrolean City of there is a colourful Parade that lasts seven beginning at for details on these and other celebrations in Contact the austrian National tourist Rossmark d6000 Germany Belgium on March carnival is celebrated in the town of Aalst with a big in the same City there is a Battle with onions on the following monday in it All starts on the afternoon of 28 with a fools Parade that ends with a Battle of the town of Binche is known for its fat tuesday this year on March a corps of drummers marches from House to rounding up the costumed Thev even have mid Lent celebrations in Belgium on the fourth sunday of March among the places with parades and fests that Day arc Ham Lombard Side and More information from the belgian National tourist Berliner Allee d4000 Germany 0211 France the major carnival commemoration takes place along the in there is a War of Flowers on 18 and details from French nation Al tourist Westen Strasse d6000 Frank Germany Holland theres fun in the streets in maastricht 5 the province of Limburg throughout the carnival weekend with a Parade on March celebrations take place in other towns in Limburg and the province of especially the City of Den details from Netherlands National tourist Schilder gasses d5000 Cologne Germany the South Tyrol City of train there is a Parade on March chief characters of the Celebration Are Getman Hansl and his Staw there Are also carnival events in other South Tyrol comm including some of the ski such As details from landsverk Ehrsam fuer Wal the Platz Switzerland Basel is the City for but it comes after Lent is beginning at 4 on March that when piccolos and Drums play the an Early morning serenade of haunting Many of the masked revellers carry the celebrating continues for almost 24 there Are More festivities in Lucerne and details from Swiss National tourist Kaise Strasse d6000 Germany Page 14 the stars and stripes february the 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