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Germany

Germany. A nice place to live…. …. Our capital Berlin and the German Parliament „Der deutsche Bundestag“. Brandenburger Tor in Berlin. North Rhine-Westphalia - and some of its cities. Düsseldorf on the River Rhine. Fortuna Düsseldorf - a famous football team.

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  1. Germany A nice place to live…

  2. Ourcapital Berlin andthe German Parliament „Der deutsche Bundestag“

  3. Brandenburger Tor in Berlin

  4. North Rhine-Westphalia - and some of its cities

  5. Düsseldorf on the River Rhine

  6. Fortuna Düsseldorf - a famousfootballteam

  7. Cologne – thecathedralandoneofthebridgesoverthe River Rhine

  8. Wherewe live: Region Aachen-Eifel

  9. Aachen, thecityof Carolus MagnusAachen Cathedral

  10. Aachen University

  11. The historicalcenterof Aachen

  12. Chio in Aachen

  13. The „Eifel“, countrysidearound Aachen

  14. Carnival AnOldTradition Alaaaaaf !!! Helau !!!

  15. Fasching/ Carnival/ Fastnacht/ Carnival is not celebrated all over Germany – it has a special significance along the River Rhine. The most popular and best known festivities are the carnival parades in Cologn, Aachen, Düsseldorf and Mainz. But there are others in different parts of Germany. In the south of the country carnival is called “Fastnacht” or “Fasching”. On the map you can see the different names carnival has got in different parts of Germany.

  16. In these days people in the streets are wearing frightening masks. Sometimes you see witches on their brooms and some of the figures are carrying bells and whips which they use to make a lot of noise. This is a very old tradition to banish winter, to exorcise the evil spirits that endanger the crop and to wake up the good spirits that bring along spring. Of course most people don`t believe in these myths any longer, but they enjoy participating. You can see some of the traditional costumes in the small pictures above the text, but most people simply use their imagination to create costumes of their own.

  17. A Carnival Parade in Figures Length of the parade: 7 km Distance: 6,5 km Spectators: 1,3 million Participants on the vehicles : 1.092 persons Participants on foot : 3.038 persons Dance groups : 641 persons Helpers : 4.283 persons Total : 11.821persons Moreover 518 saddle and cart horses, 129 carnival vehicles, 76 tractors and 77 baggage carts, 700 tons of candy, 700.000 bars of chocolate, 300.000 bunches of flowers, thousands of dolls and other small gifts ( every participant has to pay for his own material) The decoration of the vehicles is made of wood, paper, wire, polystyrene and plastic materials, glue, screws and tacks as well as tons of paint

  18. Carnival Dances A group of carnival dancers called „Tanzmariechen“ in their traditional uniforms. Sometimes there are also male dancers. A committee of 11 men are traditionally the leaders of the carnival clubs. They usually wear special uniforms in the colors of their clubs and a cap as a parody of military equipment.

  19. The end of Carnival - your sins are forgiven on Ash Wednesday On Ash Wednesday, two days after the carnival parades, the celebrations are finished and a forty-day period of fasting (until Easter Sunday) begins. Today only few people are willing to do without luxury food, alcohol or tobacco, but in any case this difficult time can be endured more easily after a week of delicacies, festivities and abundance. On Ash Wednesday religious people go to church to receive their Ash cross, a sign painted on their foreheads with ash that symbolizes foregiveness for the sins commited during the days of carnival.

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