WIESBADEN, Germany – February is normally the time when Germans celebrate “Fasching” season. However, the COVID pandemic continues to halt all events, yet another year. Every February, Fasching season ...

The menu of a typical German Fasching event is a meat lover’s dream. Horst Kalin, who has lived in Crawford for 15 years but grew up in Germany, feasted on cutlers, bratwurst, roasted chicken, hog ...

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – That crazy time in Germany is underway. Fasching is a pre-Lent celebration like Mardi Gras or Carnival. In northern Germany, they call it Fastnacht or Karneval, but Fasching is ...

There is a German adage: Hopfen und Malz, Gott erhalts. Roughly translated, that’s “Malt and hops, to God, are tops.” Which was pretty much the aura Saturday at New Ulm’s annual Fasching celebration ...

Fasching, Karneval, and Fastnacht all have something slightly unique about them and knowing their differences helps you understand a bit more about the particular places in Germany where they come ...

Carnival in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, known as the "Fifth Season," kicks off on November 11, and the festivities are going to ramp up by the New Year. The season is marked by ...

Many folks have heard of the pre-Lenten Mardis Gras festival in New Orleans, but they may not be as familiar with the German Fasching tradition. Similarities between the two festivals will be in ...

The German Fasching is over but Mardi Gras celebrations are at a peak. Gretna Historical Society hosted its annual Mardi Gras party where King Todd Treadaway and Queen GiGi Bergeron were selected by ...

Celebrated at the beginning of March, southern Germany's Fasching Carnival is known for having a dark side that dates back to its medieval founding. Spend a while in southern Germany and you might ...

In Germany, the celebration known as Fasching begins Nov. 11 and continues through Fat Tuesday -- a time of fun in advance of Lent. Pueblo can't boast of that kind of bash, but Fasching has come to ...