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IN PICTURES: Politics takes centre stage in 'Rosenmontag' parades throughout Germany

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Published: 20 Feb, 2023 CET. Updated: Mon 20 Feb 2023 18:18 CET
IN PICTURES: Politics takes centre stage in 'Rosenmontag' parades throughout Germany
A float entitled "Embodied Quotes" depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin kissing the devil rides past the Cologne Cathedral. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Rolf Vennenbernd

Costume-clad Revellers took to the streets to end Germany's famous Carnival season on Monday. Cities like Düsseldorf are especially known for their colourful parades, which this year carried particularly strong political messages.

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Alles Gut in Stuttgart 2023/02/21 14:05
We saw a float at the parade in Koln yesterday featuring the figure of a European looking man bowing down and reaching out to hold the hand of a giant figure of a man in Middle-Eastern garb. The Middle Eastern figure's nose looked like an oil pipe spigot. There was a slogan on the float in Koln dialect which I was unable to translate even by asking nearby German speakers I suspect it was a statement about how Europe has increasing turned to the Saudis for oil.

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