AP A carnival float with papier-mache figures representing former German central bank executive and controversial author Thilo Sarrazin using a jousting lance to spear a Turkish woman with her ...

The German city of Cologne’s Carnival celebrations raged on as normal late last month, barring a few restrictions. Now the city at the heart of the holiday is facing COVID-19 consequences.

Germany's largest Carnival parade on Shrove Monday, known in Germany as Rose Monday, kicked off in the western German city of Cologne on Monday morning. This year's festivities come amid a tense ...

One can last days or weeks. The other packs all the fun in a single day. People having a good time pack the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana during Carnival a few days before Mardi Gras in 2010.

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Revellers in clown costumes and wigs kicked off six days of merriment on Thursday with Weiberfastnacht or "women's carnival", traditionally the day when women take ...

VOLKMARSEN — Germany increased security at some carnival processions on Tuesday after a local man plowed his car into a parade in the western German town of Volkmarsen, injuring 60 people, including ...

It is an important and long-standing event in the German calendar and the football club has embraced the cultural significance that the carnival brings with it. German football expert Rafael ...