Carnivals in Germany

thumb|Rose Monday Carnival on Rottweil, Germany

Annual carnival in Cologne, Germany

German multicultural festival

festival preceding Lent in Mainz, Germany

thumb|Morgenstreich celebrated at Basler Fasnacht (1843) thumb|Carnival in Luzern thumb|Eis-zwei-Geissebei in [[Rapperswil]] Guggenmusik (also known as "Guggemoseg", "Guuggemusig" or "Chatzemusig") is a term widely used in the Alemannic region of Switzerland, Austria and southern Germany to designate both a Carnival marching band and the type of music it plays.

thumb|A nubbel above a pub entrance in Cologne's Südstadt district Nubbel is a name for a dressed straw doll that emerged around 1950 representing the scapegoat in the Rhenish carnival. The Nubbel, also called Zacheies in Cologne carnival, hangs above many pubs during the carnival season and is burned in a ceremony on the night before Ash Wednesday.

type of association of carnival enthusiasts