The floats for this year’s rose monday carnival parade were presented at a press preview in Mainz, some 50 kms (30mls) west of Frankfurt. Satirical portrayals of politicians and current affairs are an integral part of Carnival celebrations in Germany.
A soccer fan dressed in a traditional carnival costume waits for a German first division soccer match Mainz 05 vs Darmstadt 98 to start (Oct.16). Mainz is one of Germany’s carnival strongholds, although the carnival season only starts Nov.11 (at 11.11.a.m.).
A man dressed up as a bee walks along a street in Mainz, west of Frankfurt, Feb.4, during ‘Weiberfastnacht’, the traditional beginning of the street carnival season in Germany.
A woman dressed up as an Indian goddess, taken in Mainz, west of Frankfurt, Feb.4, during ‘Weiberfastnacht’, the traditional beginning of the street carnival season in Germany.
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