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Here, in Düsseldorf, a float shows controversial author Thilo Sarrazin using a jousting lance to spear a Turkish woman and her children. Each year, the floats satirize the big news events of the past 12 months.
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-65424-18.html
Karneval training starts early in Düsseldorf.
http://www.thelocal.de/gallery/news/825/4/
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http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-65422-26.html
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A raucous, alcohol-fuelled party fills the streets in Duesseldorf where the regional carnival season culminates with the Rose Monday parade.
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-65424.html
The German Karneval is a big, big deal for the Germans and their culture. If I had to compare the Karneval to something in the US it would probably have to be Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The Karneval is a celebration for them that everyone goes to, even babies as seen in one of the pictures I posted. It's not really a political thing but some politics and politians are brought into the action through the floats. I found the floats to be sort of humorous. I don't know the German politics (or ours for that matter) or their politians but the was they were displayed on the floats was very... different I guess you could say. I knew Germans had a different sense of humor but I didn't know how much different. It seems like they are doing with their floats what are politians do with their commercials but I guess in a more humorous way.
What I see when I look at those pictures is a group of people who just want to have fun, who are not afraid to be themselves and dress in crazy costumes and celebrate their cultures.
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-65424.html
The German Karneval is a big, big deal for the Germans and their culture. If I had to compare the Karneval to something in the US it would probably have to be Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The Karneval is a celebration for them that everyone goes to, even babies as seen in one of the pictures I posted. It's not really a political thing but some politics and politians are brought into the action through the floats. I found the floats to be sort of humorous. I don't know the German politics (or ours for that matter) or their politians but the was they were displayed on the floats was very... different I guess you could say. I knew Germans had a different sense of humor but I didn't know how much different. It seems like they are doing with their floats what are politians do with their commercials but I guess in a more humorous way.
What I see when I look at those pictures is a group of people who just want to have fun, who are not afraid to be themselves and dress in crazy costumes and celebrate their cultures.
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