Carnival in Germany- Cologne

The Cologne Carnival is a major carnival in germany that takes place every year in Cologne. Traditionally, the "fifth season" (carnival season) is declared open at 11 minutes past 11 on the 11th of November. The Carnival spirit is then temporarily suspended during the Advent and Christmas period, and picks up again in earnest in the New Year. The time of merrymaking in the streets is officially declared open at downtown square Alter Markt on the Thursday before the beginning of Lent. Street carnival, a week-long street festival, also called "the crazy days", takes place between the Fat Thursday (Weiberfastnacht) and ends on Ash Wednesday (Aschermittwoch). The highlight of the carnival is Rose Monday (Rosenmontag), two days before Ash Wednesday. All through these days, Cologne folks go out masqueraded. The typical greeting during the festival is Kölle Alaaf!, a Kolsch phrase which can be translated as "Cologne above all!"
One of the top attraction of the carnival is the carnival costume: amazingly beautiful. 

 The official carnival with its parades and stage shows (Sitzungen) is run by the Festkomitee Kölner Karneval (Cologne Carnival Celebration Committee), which was founded in 1823. Alongside there are many autonomous carnival events throughout the city's bars, clubs and local communities, including "Stunksitzung", a leftist comedy show caricaturing official carnival Sitzungen in style and poking fun at both traditional, conservative carnival as well as politics.<br/>

As there have been continuously more than one million spectators on the streets for the Rose Monday parade every year Cologne carnival is one of the largest street festivals in Europe.

Clothes on carnival

The festival for Carnival and Fancy dress is often
 prepare in advance and have great interest to all ages.Young and old and confectionnent imagine the perfect carnival costume they wear for Mardi Gras. Carnival costumes come in a huge selection. A beautiful fancy carnival costume raise people's            
interest that has always been through the many possible variations. Carnival costumes are an integral
 part of the Carnival parade. Good carnival costume
 ideas add color and fantasy to the atmosphere, as                  
 well as movement for the samba dancers. Carnival
 costumes are known to be over-the-top and have
 minimal coverage. Carnival costume ideas are relatively simple and easy to implement. Some carnival costume ideas are to add feathers, sequins, and beads to any article of clothing.

 A carnival costume ideas transforms ordinary people into                                funny and extraordinary people who want to enjoy the carnival. This property of the costumes for carnival   covered everyone, whether man or woman, young or old. A carnival costume comes in varied shapes and colors. The customer will be overwhelmed by the number of colors that are offered when the customer come into the store that sell carnival costumes. Another important aspect is a carnival costume for children. Generally, clothing for children not in such a variety as it is in the case of adults. For children, you will find even more variety of clothes for carnival than adults. The Shrove Tuesday is an important day for carnival and therefore some people call the Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday, Carnival costume and carnival or carnival costume.

Carnival costumes come in a huge selection. A beautiful fancy dress , as it is called, raise people's interest has always been through the many possible variations. Carnival costumes and their buying has never been so interesting and just like today, and people start to try more new unconventional costumes. A carnival costumes transforms ordinary people into extraordinary and funny people who want to enjoy the carnival.