Fasching

This is apparently the German version of Mardi Gras. Celebrating Fat Tuesday and going crazy the weekend before Ash Wednnesday and the forty days of "fasting" begins. But instead of everyone wearing beads, they wear costumes. Just like Halloween. It was a bigger deal than Halloween. There were kids in adorable outfits, growm men in onesies, matching families, parades of people and tradition bands, and many more crazy sights. There were carnivals and parades everywhere. I took Luka to a parade in a near by town and it was really fun. The big and famous carnival is in Cologne.  But in the north, the carnivals are called something different. It is supposed to be quite the party scene because this is Germany so of course there is plenty of beer.