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 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.
A carnivalist with a beer mug as headgear walks past a wall painting before the beginning of the carnival parade in Frankfurt, March 2.
A carnivalist with a plate and typical Frankfurt sausages, the ” Frankfurter Würstchen”, after the annual symbolic storming of the city hall by enthusiasts of carnival, March 1. They took over power from the lord mayor and anybody entering was served free sausages and cider.
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Carnivalists in their fancy mock uniforms put their heads together for a group shot in Mainz, a city some 40 kms (24 mls) west of Frankfurt, on New Year’s Day to mark the beginning of this year’s street carnival season. Mainz is one of the carnival hotspots in Germany.
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