Carnival float bursts into flames in southwestern Germany, injuring 5 The light of a car illuminates the spot where a carnival float caught fire in the afternoon, in Kehl, Germany, Sunday Feb. 4 ...

CARNIVAL 101. February 15, 2003 More than ... Known as Fasnacht, it's three days of round-the-clock partying. During two separate processions, groups parade by foot, ...

Most of us are acquainted with Fat Tuesday, Carnival, and even Shrove Tuesday, those gluttonous precursors to Lent.But how about Fasnacht?This Pennsylvania Dutch tradition functions in the same way, ...

Small wonder, then, that Fasching, Fasnacht, Carnival or the myriad other names it goes by is so enduringly popular among youngsters. And when the grownups also dress up and get into the act, ...

Carnival float bursts into flames in southwestern Germany, injuring 5 The light of a car illuminates the spot where a carnival float caught fire in the afternoon, in Kehl, Germany, Sunday Feb. 4 ...

This is the church’s 19 th annual Fasnacht Day sale, said Linda Slade, who’s been volunteering on this day with her husband, Bob, ever since. The day before, a brigade of 25 volunteers -- from ...

A Fasnacht parade with drummers and pipers takes place in Liestal before the “Chienbäse,” the traditional fire parade that starts at 7 p.m. (Peter Jaeger / S&S) ...