Marc Michelske, head of Cologne's Shrove Monday parade, also said he felt "very relaxed," adding that it was important to show resilience against intimidation. Carnival celebrations in Germany ...

Take Shrove Tuesday. This marks the end of Shrovetide ... a word derived from the Norse word meaning a slice of meat. "I will celebrate Collop Monday with a large plate of bacon and eggs. After all, ...

Jurgen Klopp is one of the notable subjects to have been transformed into a styrofoam float for the Mainz carnival parade on Shrove Monday. The float portrays Klopp with wings made of banknotes ...

"The Monday and Tuesday before Lent were periods of great festivity before the coming days of abstinence," the website says. "Children would go 'Shroving' or 'Lent-crocking' on Shrove Tuesday or ...

The ramming came on what Christian Germans mark as Rose Monday, the highlight of their carnival season that takes place on Shrove Monday, before the Lenten period begins on Ash Wednesday.

The ramming came on what Christian Germans mark as Rose Monday, the highlight of their carnival season that takes place on Shrove Monday, before the Lenten period begins on Ash Wednesday.

The ramming came on what Christian Germans mark as Rose Monday, the highlight of their carnival season that takes place on Shrove Monday, before the Lenten period begins on Ash Wednesday.

Hundreds of thousands of costumed onlookers watched and cheered as Germany’s beloved Carnival parades made their way through city centres on Shrove Monday, the highlight of festivities each year.

Jurgen Klopp is one of the notable subjects to have been transformed into a styrofoam float for the Mainz carnival parade on Shrove Monday. The float portrays Klopp with wings made of banknotes and ...

(Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call) Glazed fastnachts cool on trays Monday, March 3, 2025 at Easton Baking Co. in Easton. The annual Pennsylvania Dutch celebration of Fastnacht Day falls on Shrove ...