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Fasching/Karneval
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Also see: Die fünfte Jahreszeit (Fasching article)
Web Links
Fasching - Fastnacht - Karneval
Fasching - Karneval
A collection of resources for the holiday in various locations.
Karneval - Kirchenweb
Alles über diesen Feiertag von Kirchenweb.at.
Basler Fastnacht
A nice site about Basel's Swiss Fasnacht, which takes place one week after most other Carnival celebrations. In German.
Fasching Songs
These German Folksongs are frequently sung in pubs, at home, and in public during the Carnival season. From Robert Aquilar.
Karneval-Fastnacht-Fasching
Lots of info in English, with links, from Bob Shea's site.
Karneval - Web Links
A very comprehensive collection of links for Fasching and Karneval from the German Department at the Univ. of Wales Swansea.
Büttenreden - Fasching
A German site for help with Büttenreden. (See the Karneval-Lexikon for more.)
Büttenreden - Karneval
Another German site for help with Büttenreden. (See the Karneval-Lexikon for more.)
Fasching in München
Der Münchner Fasching - die fünfte Jahreszeit. Helau!
Fasnet in Rottweil
The famous Narrensprung in Rottweil with photos. Click on "Rottweiler Fasnet" in left menu, or Fasnet 2006. Also in English.
Karneval - Fastnacht - Fasching
An English-language history and summary of Carnival by the German faculty of Australia's McKinnon Secondary College.
Karneval in Köln
Cologne's Carnival is one of Germany's biggest.
Konstanz - Fastnacht und Brauchtum
Carnival customs in Konstanz.
Mainzer Fastnacht (1)
Carnival in Mainz on the Rhine. Also in English.
Mainzer Fastnacht (2)
A collection of links to various Mainzer Carnival organizations.
Masken
This Swiss site takes a look at Carnival masks: Mystik, Tradition, Sagen, Brauchtum...
Munich Online - Fasching 2006
Alaaf und Helau! All about Fasching and other celebration days from Munich Online (in German).
Related Pages
Fastnacht/Karneval-Lexikon
An annotated English-German glossary for Fastnacht/Karneval.
Die fünfte Jahreszeit
Learn more about Fasching and Karneval, and the fact that they are not really the same thing.
Celebrations and Customs: Februar
February holidays and celebrations.
February Holiday Links - Part 1
Links for Groundhog Day (Mariä Lichtmess) and Valentine's Day.
Celebrations and Customs
Our main holidays and celebrations page.
Digital Greeting Cards
Postcards and greeting cards in German for many occasions.
Glossaries
English-German glossaries on a variety of topics, from your Guide.
Wort des Tages
What's today's German word of the day?