youtube/watch?v=X2zqNy_4oj0 youtube/watch?v=GaA4G_XP1eQ youtube/watch?v=q4BYRFgX8Y8 Cologne - Köln, Germany State: North Rhine-Westphalia Founded: 38 BC Carnival The Cologne carnival is one of the largest street festivals in Europe. In Cologne, the carnival season officially starts on 11 November at 11 minutes past 11 a.m. with the proclamation of the new Carnival Season, and continues until Ash Wednesday. However, the so-called Tolle Tage (crazy days) dont start until Weiberfastnacht (Womens Carnival) or, in dialect, Wieverfastelovend, the Thursday before Ash Wednesday, which is the beginning of the street carnival. Zülpicher Strasse and its surroundings, Neumarkt square, Heumarkt and all bars and pubs in the city are crowded with people in costumes dancing and drinking in the streets. Hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to Cologne during this time. Generally, around a million people celebrate in the streets on the Thursday before Ash Wednesday.
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