Cologne Carnival
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Cologne Carnival is one of Germany’s largest and most famous street festivals, known for its elaborate parades, costumes, and exuberant celebrations leading up to Lent in the city of Cologne.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cologne Carnival canonical | 2 |
| Beuel women’s carnival (Beueler Weiberfastnacht) | 1 |
| Cologne Carnival speeches | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnival
ⓘ
cultural event ⓘ street festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fastelovend
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fastelovend en Kölle NERFINISHED ⓘ Kölner Karneval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cologne Carnival songs
ⓘ
Cologne dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culminatesIn |
Ash Wednesday
ⓘ
Rosenmontag NERFINISHED ⓘ Shrove Monday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major event in Cologne’s identity ⓘ |
| endsBefore | Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedVisitorsPerYear | over one million ⓘ |
| feature |
Bützchen
ⓘ
Kamelle ⓘ Kölsch beer ⓘ beer ⓘ costumes ⓘ dance ⓘ floats ⓘ masked balls ⓘ music ⓘ street parades ⓘ throwing sweets ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cologne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ Rhineland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorEvent |
Carnival Sunday parades
ⓘ
Carnival balls ⓘ Carnival sessions ⓘ Rosenmontag parade NERFINISHED ⓘ Weiberfastnacht NERFINISHED ⓘ street carnival ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborate parade floats
ⓘ
large street crowds ⓘ longstanding traditions ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Festkomitee Kölner Karneval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| season | Carnival season ⓘ |
| slogan | Kölle Alaaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startsOn | 11 November ⓘ |
| startTimeOfDay | 11:11 ⓘ |
| theme |
humor
ⓘ
political commentary ⓘ satire ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.