Carnival in Germany - [when Germans go CRAZY!!]

[@simplegermany]

UPDATE: This year in Düsseldorf, the Rosenmontagszug will happen on May 29th due to Covid! So it will be a warmer parade 🤗

[@ann-charlotteholman7843]

That seems odd.

[@fannychristozova8158]

🥸 Odd or nodd, this update just might make it possible for me to experience (at least see) Rosenmontagszug, as a newcomer. Early to speculate so much as of now, but it's quite foreseeable. I don't hold strong expectations, just grateful here about this new info. So yes, the Covid measures are being gradually eased globally, but still better a delayed carnival than cancelled!

[@avikrc18]

There was a float in the Köln Karneval about this particular move. Hope you didn't miss it 😉

[@Beate1404]

Hellau und Aalaaf euch Beiden 😂 sehr schöne Folge, da konnte ich als süddeutscher Faschingsmuffel noch ´ne Menge lernen 🤣🥳 Liebe Grüße aus dem Allgäu, Beate

[@kaidrache2395]

7:35 is SO right. Been living for three years in Erkrath (that's basically Düsseldorf East) and I bloody HATE carnival. Each and every year I took a nice holiday on the lonely side of the Baltic sea. But lots and lots of people are totally into carnival and cannot live without. Basically not much middle gound ;)

[@Al69BfR]

For a long time I was a musician who played with a band at many carnival related festivities. So in Hesse many carnival clubs announce their „Prinz“ and „Prinzessin“ at Nov. 11. but mostly at after 20:11 where the local party starts. And before „Weiberfasching“ there are events organized by the local carnival club or in some towns and villages it‘s the local sports club or mens choir. These events are called „Fremdensitzung“ or just „Sitzung“ where there is a show with dance, funny speeches („Büttenreden“), music and after the official part there is a party where everybody can dance. Sometimes it was 3 or 4 pm when they ended.

[@ann-charlotteholman7843]

November is when the Carnival parade clubs start rehearsing.

[@Al69BfR]

@@ann-charlotteholman7843 But before that they start the fifth season with a party with speeches, dance, music and announcement of prince and princess. And afaik many dancers are rehearsing the whole year and they are also having competitions outside of the time between 11.11. and „Faschingsdienstag“.

[@jkb2016]

In Mainz, saturday is the day of Kindermaskenzug - the kids' parade, when school classes dress up thematically and process through the city. It's considered polite not to show up drunk as a spectator then. At our school, we also had our celebration on friday; classes were over at 11:11 or when theschool-wide conga line picked your class up. We celebrated for about 2 hours and were alowed to go home early. Many of us went on to party somewhere, usually older students and usually wasted.

[@annarita333]

Good old times! Fastnachtsfreitag (Carnival friday) was always fun in school 🥳

[@AP-RSI]

Same in Buschdorf (part of Bonn). Sa. Kinderumzug... at least in the past, I'm long time away from Bonn. :-)

[@derricmcleanmenezes1779]

Can't get enough of that "SMOOUUTHHLYY"👉👈

[@Heartburn1220]

I remember Fashing or Carnival when I was stationed in the Frankfurt area. Good times

[@dorisschneider-coutandin9965]

When you asked yourselves where all the people had been going to on Friday (the day after Weiberfastnacht) then you simply need to go to the huge events of "Saal-/Sitzungskarneval". They will all be there! And, of course, there are celebrations and events in between 11/11 and the main and last six days of Karneval, just they also mainly take place at indoor-venues.

[@ann-charlotteholman7843]

In Bavaria it's called Fasching, and Faschingsdienstag (Shrove Tuesday) is definitely the last day of partying, finishing with "Kehraus" (brooms out - tidy up time) before midnight. Because on Aschermittwoch (Ash Wednesday) it's all over.

[@Yosh001]

Actually the Karnevalsverein Dieburg (which my "significant other" is a member of since 33 years) claims to be the one with the most members in Germany, founded in 1838 - and Dieburg is located in the state of Hessen - doh! But as the text of one of those "Schlager Karneval Songs" states: "Kumm, loss mer fiere, nit lamentiere" :-D

[@kaidrache2395]

Oh, a fellow from my Region ;) My wife was born and raised in Zimmern, were we are living now and she is massively into Dieburgs carnival exactly for this reason. Me, myself and I enjoy the free days when my wife is partying.

[@richiee500]

You guys are are amazing 😘 and the content is just awesome thankyou for such nice infotainment. Bravo 👍👍🙏🙏🙏 Love from India 💝

[@paulsj9245]

To the point in timing and contents! Some additions: As others said, Karneval goes way beyond Bonn. I'd say, it is a main tradition up to Mainz if not further. Another important day in the season is New Year. From Andernach, 50 km up the Rhine from Bonn, I know that they celebrate "Musterung", (military) examination on Jan 1st. On an open truck at the central Markt place, every citizen may publicly pledge allegiance to Karneval. And if you haven't had enough after six days of Rhineland Karneval, just go south to Basel and further - Alemannian Fasnacht is a week later, and a completely different beast!

[@earthcharmedddec]

Thank you for a great explanation!

[@schnaeutz4546]

Mir hat man gesagt, der Karneval in Köln käme noch aus römischer Zeit. Köln war ja früher die Hauptstadt von garmania inferior, Niedergermanien. Da gab es die von den Griechen übernommenen großen Dionysien, die ganz ähnlich gefeiert wurden, wie heute Karneval. Man zog auch Schiffe auf Rädern durch die Straßen, wie halt die Wagen bei den Rosenmontagszügen. So ein Wagen hieß "carrus navalis". Das ist eine Erklärung für den Namen "Karneval". Die andere ist, dass nach Karneval die Fastenzeit beginnt, wo man jedenfalls früher kein Fleisch aß. Auf gut Latein hieß das "carne vale" = "Fleisch lebe wohl". Da kann man sich eine Erklärung aussuchen. I was told that the carnival in Cologne dates back to Roman times. Cologne used to be the capital of garmania inferior, Lower Germany. There was the great Dionysia, taken over from the Greeks, which was celebrated in much the same way as Carnival is today. Ships on wheels were also pulled through the streets, like the wagons on the Shrove Monday processions. Such a car was called "carrus navalis". That is one explanation for the name "Carnival". The other is that after Carnival, Lent begins, when, at least in the past, people didn't eat meat. In good Latin it was called "carne vale" = "meat farewell". You can choose an explanation. (translation by google)

[@mirkoraner1425]

In the region where I'm from (Franconia in southern Germany), there are two extra components to the ceremony of how you drink a "Klopfer" (though, in Franconia, we only drink "Pflümli"). In addition to banging the bottle on the table and putting the cap on your nose, you actually need to finish the drink without touching the bottle (i.e., you have to pick it up with your mouth). Also, the bottles all have a random number on the bottom of the glass, and everyone calls out their number after they finish their drink. The person with the lowest number pays for the next round of drinks (unless someone's cap fell off their nose or someone touched the bottle while drinking, in which case that person pays the next round).

[@AP-RSI]

Dieses Jahr wird es wohl nicht ganz so crazy werden... zumindest was ich so mit bekommen habe. 14:40 To the point... fits! LOL Übrigens, Sa. hatten wir bei uns (Buschdorf) oft Kinder-Umzug. Ihr habt Ascher-Mittwoch vergessen! BTW: Ich habe in der Vergangenheit gehört, ein beliebtes Karnevals Kostüm ist ein "Streichholz". Man geht nackt, der Kopf wird von alleine rot... :-) Tata Tata Tata... ;-)

[@Nat-vr6nw]

Super cute couple costumes 🐰🥕 you two are the best! 😁

[@marcossanchez7434]

I'll give you a big like just because of the Ninja turtles costume I had my own Ninja Turtle costume once, by the way the mermaid outfit is also pretty nice, but the best of all is the German on vacation costume

[@simplegermany]

😅

[@annegretmuhlthaler5821]

LEI LEI sagen die Kärntner in Villach und Klagenfurt / Austria

[@carlottabodenmiller5066]

Nari Naro! (as you would cry in my region) Verry nice and informative Video you to🥰. I am from the Black forest in the south of Germany where we celebrate Fasnet NOT Karneval! I would agree that all in all our celebrations here are a lot more traditional and maby not as crazy. But while watching your video, I found there are some interesting differences. First, what I think is the biggest difference, Fasnet is not political at all. It's just a fun time to party and watch the parades. Every town,city and village has a least one "Zunft" or Carneval Club. They can actually get pretty terrefyibg here, as they should serve as a way to scare away the bad winter spirits. In our Parades you can see a lot of Witches and monsters, that sometimes steal teenagers from the crowed and take them with them for about 100m drawing on their faces and putting straw in their hair. Also for us the Wednesday before Rose Monday is not called Weiberfasnacht, but Hemdglunker. It's a day when everybody comes to work in a nightgown and you celebrate deep into the night, to wake the town early in the morning of the "Schmutzige Dunschtig" so the Thursday bevore Rose Monday.

[@simplegermany]

Oh super interesting! Thanks for sharing! I hope to experience the Fasnacht in the south one day 🙂. -J

[@paulsj9245]

Actually, Weiberfasnacht IS the same day as "schmutziger Donnerstag". Hemdglunker sounds very funny!

[@fannychristozova8158]

D'r Zoch kütt!! I'm totally loving this video and all of the information! Great kostüme, and yes, important to consider when and if one should think twice before jumping into a one-piece clothing. 😅 So hopefully when I move to Düsseldorf I'll be covered where to actually prepare myself.. that Deitars and others like it. I've been to carnival or, just let's be modest here - carnival-like parties, and the struggle to find or even to have some costume worked for you gets real. I've already read your written guide on the carnivals in Germany, hence this episode's additional insights and fun with you is really worth a while! (Probably I'd be some classical type detective or spy 🕵‍♀ 🕴 ) Also, because I love both of you so much, here's a tip for you not to fight over the shoutout salut: Halaauf! 😂 🥳

[@simplegermany]

Hahaha glad you are prepared mentally for the carnival! Omg I Love the new word: Helaauf! That’s genius 😋 -J

[@a.f.9816]

Don't forget the Veilchendienstagszug in Mönchengladbach. So if you cannot get enough of Karneval, you can join the last Parade in Mönchengladbach. Halt Pohl !!!

[@MetalBere]

You look so cute in those costumes 😁

[@oliverschmitz203]

jaja, in einem karnevalsverein lernt man, daß spaß eine ernste angelegenheit ist. 🤣 ich gehöre ja auch zu den faschingsmuffeln. ich kann das ganze jahr lustig sein, ich brauch das aufgesetzte spassgehabe nicht mehr.😉 ich nehme mir dann spassfrei😁

[@PalmyraSchwarz]

Oh man, how many of these silly costumes do you have? The tips from the solid Yvonne when choosing a costume are important again, to ensure that you choose something without having to undress completely in the bathroom.

[@MZ06]

Hi Jen !! Where to watch the carnival parade in Düsseldorf and is it safe to take the kid to show her !! :)

[@simplegermany]

Yes, it’s safe. Just keep her in close distance. The route changes from year to year, but you can Google it and find the best location for you. We saw it last on Friedrichstraße.

[@MZ06]

@@simplegermany Danke !! Hopefully meet you during the parade :) ...

[@sox5404]

yes

[@turjo119]

Can't wait for my exams to end so I can partake in the festivities

[@Karam10]

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[@Stein0001]

ihr habt die region um wasungen in thüringen vergessen, auch dort wird karneval seit weit über 400 jahren groß gefeiert

[@AP-RSI]

Nicht erwähnenswert... ist wie Süd-Deutschland (z.B. BW). ;-)

[@stirbjoernwesterhever6223]

I don't have any relation to Carnival. Growing up in Baden, I love alemannische Fastnacht.

[@christine9122]

Wooooow this is such a cool event! Very complete. There is even a ceremony to burn the sins :)))

[@rolandscherer1574]

Man merkt, dass Bonner Mädchen Schwierigkeiten haben, ein astreines Kölsch zu sprechen. Das war ein bisschen "Hochdeutsch mit Knubbele". Ich fand es trotzdem toll, schön gemacht!

[@simplegermany]

Du hast absolut Recht 😅 …. rheinisch ja …Kölsch nur so halb 🙈

[@rolandscherer1574]

@@simplegermany Bei der kölschen Aussprache kann man zum Beispiel zwischen Leuten aus Poll, aus dem Severinsviertel oder aus Ostheim unterscheiden. Natürlich ist da auch ein Unterschied zu Bonn oder der Ville zu hören. Ich habe jahrelang in Aachen gewohnt, jetzt hat mein Kölsch den Öcher Singsang mit drin. Aber wirklich, Eure Beiträge sind immer gut und nie an den Haaren herbeigezogen, Ihr habt immer gute Ideen. Und darüber hinaus seid Ihr beide das, was man "lecker Mädcher" nennt, und das Schöne ist, man merkt, dass Ihr immer noch ineinander verknallt seid. Ich bin jetzt mit meiner Frau über 35 Jahre zusammen, und nicht, weil wir müssen, sondern weil wir uns immer noch verstehen. Ich wünsche Euch die doppelte Zeit. Mindestens.

[@AP-RSI]

Jo, das haben wir Bonner mit unserem eigenem Platt so an uns! :-D BTW: Ich hatte mal einen Klassenkameraden in Rheinbach, der hieß glaube ich auch Scherer. :-)

[@rolandscherer1574]

@@AP-RSI nicht verwandt oder verschwägert, sorry.

[@matzek6200]

Das war früher immer ne ganz schöne Sauferei, zum Glück muß ich das heute nicht mehr mitmachen. 😅

[@anchouse94]

Alaaaaaf! At least it’s what they yell in Aachen :D

[@jensbarlau2256]

DÜSSELDORF HELLAU ihr Jecken!

[@jkb2016]

Viele Tiefbauämter sind ebenfalls Karnevalsvereine!

[@gregorrom4405]

Is it a orange Robin-Hood-hat?

[@arionfar]

Is there any self-fruit-picking farms in Germany?!

[@simplegermany]

Yes there are! Mainly strawberries, but on some farms also other fruits 😊

[@arionfar]

@Simple Germany Can you guys do a video on that?! can you eat at the farm? is it cheaper? do they sell byproducts? what about eggs? is there a website? etc

[@111BAUER111]

In unserer Kleinstadt ist Karneval 0 relevant, niemand verkleidet sich, nichtmal privat (zumindest kenne ich keinen). Dafür feiern wir 3 Tage Schützenfest und alle inhabergeführten Geschäfte,Kanzleien,Werkstätten,Bauunternehmen haben zu, weil alle mitfeiern.

[@carlottabodenmiller5066]

Lass mich rate irgendwo im Norden?

[@111BAUER111]

@@carlottabodenmiller5066 Jo

[@simplegermany]

😅

[@michellekelley9904]

Get Video. Umm I see a guitar. When will you two sing for us?

[@fannychristozova8158]

This is a very classical Spanish guitar. We would fall for any use of it, although there's the consideration of copyright! We would however always love to learn the story of it! 🙂

[@simplegermany]

I used to play guitar when I was younger. Not the Spanish traditional music, though 🙈. That guitar has moved with me since I left Guatemala. Unfortunately I haven’t had much time in the past years to play it anymore. So lately it’s been a “design element” 😂🙈 -J

[@fannychristozova8158]

@@simplegermany I understand you completely, and it's very beautiful of you to bring it!! I used to play the piano, and I have this synth with me wherever I move... I carried it from Munich in 2006 and I used to play a lot, but lately it's a beautiful addition to my lower room section. 🙂

[@vic1918]

Then, business as usual in Berlin.

[@klaushohmann1101]

Sorry;aber alaaf geht gar nicht.Deutschland spricht Helau und trinkt richtiges Bier! ;-))

[@simplegermany]

😋