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 ...

After years of COVID closures and community impacts, Fasching celebrations are back. Germany is celebrating its “fifth season” – Fasching season or Fastnacht season. Take your Halloween costume out of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...