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.

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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

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Colognian usedIn Cologne Carnival
Beuel knownFor Cologne Carnival
this entity surface form: Beuel women’s carnival (Beueler Weiberfastnacht)
Kölsch culturalAssociation Cologne Carnival
Kölsch usedIn Cologne Carnival
this entity surface form: Cologne Carnival speeches