Mutzen – German Karneval Pastry

It was 1314 in Cologne. The first fools or “jecken” in German celebrated a parade through the city. How? We don’t know exactly the details, just the date.
200 years later a noble man named Weinsberg wrote about carnival. He describes that there were no differences between the people, everyone was equal. And this is until today [...]

Berliner for Karneval

As you probably know, Germany is the European center for carnival. Before spring “Karneval”,  “Fasching” or “Fasnacht” will be celebrated in many regions of Germany. In Cologne, Bonn, Koblenz or Mainz  you can watch the biggest and most colorful parades, visit the most fun parties with singing and drinking from Thursday (”Schmutziger Donnerstag” in Swabia or “Weiberdonnerstag” in the Rhineland) to Wednesday,  [...]

KIGALA Kids’ Karneval

Discover the exciting program of the KIGALA International Preschool in Los Angeles (Mar Vista) offering classes in German, Spanish, and English. Call Elke Miller at 310-581-5264 or visit www.kigala.org

Celebrate Carnival at its best

Get ready for the “Fifth Season”: Celebrate Karneval at its best at the 25th GAMGA Gala in Las Vegas.

On January 15, 2010, and Saturday 16, 2010, more than 2,000 German Karneval fans from all over North America will flock to the Plaza Hotel in Downtown Las Vegas to celebrate Karneval (Fasching / Mardi [...]