Re: New in Köln

[Marek Szulen]

Yeah, I'm living in the northern Limburg area.
The best fun is about to start 5.02 this year :)

Some pics from last year here:
http://www.vastelaovendinlimburg.nl/2015/02/16/fotos-carnaval-2015/

Marek

2016-01-27 0:04 GMT+01:00 Peter Korsten <peter at severity-one.com>:

> Op 26-1-2016 om 10:55 schreef K9 Kai Niggemann:
>
>> I was never into Karneval, but had a hunch that in this city you can't
>> entirely avoid it -- I never dreamed that I'd be a part of it, basically
>> the second month we live here... ;-)
>>
>
> Ah, you're probably from Prussia then? That figures. :)
>
> For those not in the know, in Europe there are basically two kinds of
> Carnival: the Burgundian tradition and the Rhineland tradition. In the
> Netherlands, they celebrate both kinds: in the province of Brabant, they
> have the Burgundian kind, and in Limburg (next to the German border) the
> Rhineland tradition.
>
> There are plenty of resources on the web to tell you about the differences
> between the two, but one of the hallmarks of the Rhineland tradition is
> wearing spoof military uniforms (Google for "Tanzmariechen" to get an
> idea). They introduced this to make fun of the militaristic Prussians -
> hence my joke towards Kai.
>
> I've been to the Amiga Expo in Cologne on the 11th of November, and you'll
> see clown orchestras in the railway station on that day. They take Carnival
> very seriously in Cologne, as paradoxical as that may sound.
>
> As someone who grew up a mere 30 km from NRW, we got the WDR television,
> and Carnival in Mainz and Cologne were staple. I also happen to have
> absolutely no problem understanding Kölsch (the local dialect, not the
> beer) because it's in the same language family as my native Limburgish.
> Also comes in handy if you want to understand the lyrics of BAP, such as
> "Kristallnaach".
>
> So... I think you should prepare yourself for a silly amount of fun and
> good times. :)
>
> - Peter
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