March 22, 2010
Karneval
The following articles have been tagged with "Karneval":
Horde of 'Vikings' attacks home in Bavaria, injuring four
National: 17 Feb 10
Police are calling for witnesses on Wednesday after a horde of people dressed as Vikings attacked a family home in Bavaria, injuring a woman and three children, a spokesperson told The Local.
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Cologne may use controlled flooding to save metro
National: 16 Feb 10
Cologne authorities have drawn up a drastic plan to prop up the city’s precarious metro construction sites by flooding them with water if a collapse seems imminent, city officials said Monday.
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Karneval floats feature giant Obama, naked Merkel and zombie bankers
Society: 15 Feb 10
Huge effigies of US President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and zombie bankers starred in Karneval parades across the Rhineland on Monday.
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Organised crime may have caused Cologne archive collapse
National: 15 Feb 10
Suspicion that organised crime may have been behind the deadly collapse of Cologne’s city archive grew on Monday as more falsified building protocols emerged.
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A little brighter, and plenty slipperier: this week's weather
National: 14 Feb 10
Eastern parts of Germany can expect some sunshine early this week but Karneval revellers in the Rhineland may have to celebrate Rose Monday in snow, the German Weather Service (DWD) said Sunday.
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More shoddy building uncovered in Cologne
National: 13 Feb 10
Fresh claims that shoddy work practices caused the collapse of the historical Cologne archive building emerged Saturday, including a report that construction firms were skimping on concrete.
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What's on in Germany: February 11-17
Lifestyle: 11 Feb 10
This Week's Highlights: A film festival in Berlin, Karneval in Cologne, and Warhol and pals go on view in Hamburg.
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Karneval off to a chilly start
Society: 11 Feb 10
Tens of thousands of Jecken hit the streets in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate on Thursday morning to kick off several days of alcohol-fuelled Karneval celebrations ahead of Lent.
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Rhineland jesters try to get Munich to lighten up for Karneval
Society: 10 Feb 10
Maybe it's the ''calming'' effect of all that Bavarian beer, but the relatively sedate approach to Karneval in Munich has the excitable folks from Cologne worried. So they've decided to do something about it.
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Germans splashing out on Karneval despite bad economy
Society: 9 Feb 10
The tough economic climate is failing to dent Germans’ enthusiasm for Karneval, with partygoers set to spend €300 million on costumes and makeup during this year’s season, the Toy Retailers’ Association said Monday.
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The Local’s guide to Karneval
Lifestyle: 8 Feb 10
Allow The Local to explain why Karneval's boozy zaniness isn't just for Catholics or people from the Rhineland. Who needs naked Samba dancers in Rio when you have drunk Germans in clown suits in Cologne, right?
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Karneval – the schedule
Lifestyle: 8 Feb 10
The Local’s Karneval guide makes sure you’re in time to get sloshed.
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Karneval – the history
Lifestyle: 8 Feb 10
The Local’s Karneval guide delves into the traditions of Teutonic debauchery.
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Karneval – the societies
Lifestyle: 8 Feb 10
The Local’s Karneval guide separates Germany’s jesters from its fools.
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Karneval – the glossary
Lifestyle: 8 Feb 10
You might know Alaaf and Helau, but The Local’s Karneval guide will clue you in on Quetschenbüggel and S'goht degege.
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Smallest Karneval parade faces curtain call
Society: 8 Feb 10
The party could soon be over for Germany’s smallest Karneval parade unless the town of Unna in North Rhine-Westphalia can find a replacement for its retiring merry jester.
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The Best of the Rhineland in Februrary
Lifestyle: 8 Feb 10
This month Rhine-online, the Rhineland’s leading English-language website, offers some Karneval insight, uncovers a Mapplethorpe retrospective in Düsseldorf, and dines the Michelin-way in Königswinter.
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Karneval kicks off in Cologne
Society: 11 Nov 09
Germany’s traditional carnival season kicks off on Wednesday in Cologne, with some 70,000 revellers expected to turn up to party in costume.
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US holiday Halloween casts a spell over German youth
Society: 29 Oct 09
Halloween celebrations are becoming increasing popular in Germany, particularly among young people, according to a new survey released on Thursday.
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The Local's guide to Oktoberfest
Lifestyle: 18 Sep 09
Looking to head to Munich this year for Oktoberfest? The Local has put together a guide to the world’s biggest beer bash that might get you out of Bavaria alive.
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What's on in Germany: May 28 - June 3
Lifestyle: 28 May 09
This Week's Highlights: A jazz rally in Düsseldorf, a forest festival in Frankfurt, and a Carnival of Cultures descends on Berlin.
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Police chief attacks Karneval booze frenzy
Society: 25 Feb 09
The Cologne chief of police is suggesting a total bottle ban during the city’s debaucherous Karneval festival after annual booze-fuelled frenzy became particularly rowdy this week, daily Express reported on Wednesday.
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No second beer please, we're German
Society: 24 Feb 09
Tuesday may be the last day for Karneval goers to drink themselves into frothy oblivion before Lent, but new figures show Germans are only moderate consumers of beer – averaging as little as one small bottle per day.
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Karneval revellers brave chilly rain for Rosenmontag parade
Society: 23 Feb 09
Despite a chilly drizzle, Cologne’s Karneval parade lived up to its festive reputation on Rosenmontag or Shrove Monday in the heart of the predominantly Roman Catholic Rhineland region of Germany.
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Karneval organisers cover up offensive procession figures
Society: 21 Feb 09
Karneval organisers in Mainz have altered a model of a nun in an airport scanner after protests that she was shown topless, wearing just suspenders pants and a tattoo under her clothes.
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Booze gets Karneval off to a violent start
Society: 20 Feb 09
Violence at the start of Cologne's bacchanalian Karneval celebration on Thursday evening was more intense than usual, police in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia reported on Friday.
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Devil and angel rob shop owner in Cologne as Karneval begins
Society: 19 Feb 09
Two thieves dressed in angel and devil costumes robbed a shop owner in Cologne at knifepoint before dawn on the first day of the city’s debaucherous Karneval festival.
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What's on in Germany: February 19 - 25
Lifestyle: 19 Feb 09
This Week's Highlights: Annie Leibovitz arrives in Berlin, Chinese Dancers twirl through Frankfurt, and Mary Poppins drops in on Munich.
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Naked Merkel Karneval float to appear in Brazilian bikini
Society: 18 Feb 09
The Cologne Karneval committee has decided not to let a float parody of Chancellor Angela Merkel travel topless through the city during its Rosenmontag parade next Monday.
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The FDP's Karneval conspiracy
Analysis & Opinion: 16 Feb 09
With the Rhineland gearing up for Karneval this week and Germany’s pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) riding high in opinion polls, Roger Boyes uncovers a stunning conspiracy at the highest levels of government.
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Recession creating Karneval cutbacks
Society: 27 Jan 09
Vendors and event planners for Cologne’s wild Karneval festival are feeling the pinch of the economic crisis, daily Express reported on Tuesday.
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Turkish Karneval club was a TV spoof
Society: 9 Jan 09
News this week that the first Turkish Karneval club had been founded in Cologne with the aim of making the wild and boozy festivities a more civilised matter befitting Muslims has turned out to be a TV spoof.
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Turkish Karneval club wants to 'civilise' Cologne tradition
Society: 7 Jan 09
While the Rhineland readies for the traditional Karneval, Turks in Cologne have founded the first foreign carnival club (TKVD) to take part in the wild and boozy festivities in their own way, the organisation revealed on Wednesday.
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Karneval kicks off in Cologne
Society: 11 Nov 08
Cologne’s traditional carnival season kicked off on Tuesday at 11:11 am in the city centre, where some 70,000 revelers were expected to turn up to party in costume.
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What's on in Germany: November 6 - 12
Lifestyle: 6 Nov 08
This week's highlights: It's festival time in Munich, Cologne, and Düsseldorf, plus Mogwai hits up Frankfurt, and the QE2 graces Hamburg with her majestic presence.
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What's on in Germany: September 11 - 17
Lifestyle: 11 Sep 08
This week's highlights: A Bollywood dance party in Munich, Coldplay in Cologne, and a Berlin dance club celebrates its 10 year anniversary with a dozen DJs.
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What's On In Germany: May 8 - 14
Lifestyle: 8 May 08
This Week's Highlights: Music Festivals Galore! Munich's Theatron Pfingst Festival, Leipzig's Wave Gothic Meeting, Berlin's Carnival of Cultures, and More!
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