Customs

In Brunswick to celebrate the fools again

Because of a Terrorwarnung was the street carnival in Braunschweig, one year ago, has failed. The Rosenmontagszüge on the Rhine are from a storm threatened. The Mainz fools said their move already.

In a frolicsome mood, was made in Northern Germany’s largest carnival parade, the Local “Schoduvel” call, with 120 vehicles on the six-Kilometer route. To the right and to the left of it was only “Brunswiek Helau”.

With special Motivwagen responded the Brunswick fools on the
Cancellation from last year. In the Form of a green spectre, for example, was the car “The Terror hits all of us” on the road. For the first time, drove the bishops of the Christian churches, as well as representatives of Judaism and Islam. “We want to show that the carnival also religions can connect,” said Zugmarschall Gerhard Baller. When Schoduvel go there to cosmopolitanism, fraternity, equality and freedom.

“The Terror hits us all”,: With special Motivwagen responded to the Brunswick on the cancellation in the previous year

The Brunswick parade is considered the biggest carnival parade in the predominantly Protestant-dominated North of Germany. Well an hour before the start, he was in the last year due to a Terrorwarnung of the police had been cancelled. Because no suspects could be determined, presented the public Prosecutor’s office Hanover their examinations in may.

Carnival on the Rhine, and storm warning

A storm front threatened, meanwhile the Rosenmontagszüge on the Rhine. The Mainzer Carneval Association said the move in the Rhineland-Palatinate state capital already. The düsseldorf carry himself with the thought that their train is in view of the predicted storm also to let fail

In Cologne want to fools but not to stay at home. Therefore it should be in this year, only a significantly scaled down Version of the Rosenmontagszugs. Because wind gusts of strength 8, and more are expected, the organizers on horses, great figures and flags waive. This is the Cologne train despite the expected Gale force winds for sure, they showed themselves convinced.

This year it was again “Brunswiek Helau”

But even if the Rosenmontagszüge roles: On uncomfortable weather, the revelers all set. Because Deep “Ruzica” (spoken: Ruschiza) brings, in addition to storm a strong, persistent rain and possibly even Thunderstorms in the carnival strongholds, says the German weather service. Well then: Alaaf!

uh/wl (dpa,epd)