Today is fastnachtdienstag or faschingdienstag in Germany, in english its shrove tuesday, the day before lent begins. Because Lent is a time of abstinence when Christians abstain from luxuries, the day before it begins is traditionally a time for final enjoyment.
Different countries have different customs and ways of enjoying themselves on this day. Here in Germany, the celebrations involve carnival processions through the streets and lots of dressing up.
Today, our main streets was blocked because of the celebration. As usual, young and olds came in colorful costume. There are some stalls selling traditional foods and wines. Dirk ordered flammkuchen while the band on the background are playing german music.
The temperature is minus 3 degrees and we can't stand the cold so we decided to spend the rest of the afternoon at home. The Deichelbohrer also joined us for coffee and merienda sena.
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