In Germany, Carnival is the warmest, most famous and most widely participated traditional festival. Cologne is one of the three celebration centers of the carnival (the other two are Mainz and Dü sseldorf), and a grand parade is held every year.

The date of carnival is different every year, depending on the morning and evening of Easter. Easter is a festival to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus three days after his death. It is scheduled to meet on the first Sunday after seeing the first full moon from the vernal equinox (March 2 1), so its date is moved from March 22 to April 25, which is different every year. There is a lent before Easter, and people always have a carnival before it, which leads to the carnival. Carnival parade is arranged 48 days before Easter, usually in February or March, also known as Rose Monday.

But as early as the first year of 1 65438+1 October 1,1,1 1, Cologne announced the carnival season, and people called it the "fifth season". Various non-governmental organizations began to prepare for the celebration. From New Year's Eve (65438+February 3 1) to the carnival parade, Cologne held more than 500 celebration parties and masquerade balls, and the carnival atmosphere became increasingly strong. People also selected three stars of Cologne Carnival, namely "Prince", "Virgin" (dressed as men) and "Farmer" to make final preparations for the parade.

From the Thursday before Rose Monday, the carnival entered a climax stage. Thursday is women's carnival day, and women rule Cologne for one day. Usually dignified women wear strange clothes, paint their faces, March in procession, dance and make noise. Some will give the audience an unexpected kiss, and some will cut a man's tie with scissors. Experienced Cologne people specially wore an old tie on this day. On Saturday and Sunday, small-scale demonstrations will be held in various blocks.

Ross Monday, the day of the carnival parade finally arrived. Cologne is immersed in a feverish festive atmosphere. The whole city was crowded with people, and people flocked to the streets, waiting there early for the long parade of costumes. Coming! Teams dressed in colorful costumes, masks or painted faces, accompanied by bands, came over. Some of the marchers dressed as circus clowns, some dressed as kittens and bears, some dressed as soldiers with guns and some dressed as knights with swords. They stop singing and dancing, and the audience will sing or scream with the rhythm of the band, and the mood seems crazy. The parade was interspersed with floats, which moved slowly, and some floats also appeared cartoon shapes that satirized some politicians, which attracted the audience to laugh. The people on the float kept throwing candy at the audience. For three hours, candy kept scattering, like a fairy scattering flowers. It is said that dozens of tons of candy will be scattered every carnival, and hundreds of thousands of people can pick up happy and auspicious candy. Whoever picks up the most is the happiest. ...

The Carnival Parade in Cologne is large-scale and has a long history. It started from 1823, formed a tradition and became famous throughout Germany. Many foreigners, even foreign tourists, made a special trip here to spend this unforgettable carnival in Cologne. Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Germany

Introduction: The troupe was founded in 1923. It is the first classical symphony orchestra in the world with 34 musicians playing baroque music with modern instruments. As a famous newspaper in London commented in 1937, "an exquisite and great orchestra.

Since 1964 Helmut Miller Brooke became the conductor and artistic director of the troupe, the troupe has made unprecedented breakthroughs. Musician Miller Brooke made a deep study on the performance of Baroque music. In order to make people listen to baroque and classical music vividly and perfectly in modern concert halls, he broke through the limitations of baroque music performance and gradually opened up a new world of music performance by taking advantage of modern musical instruments.

In the late 1960s, Miller Brook made a name for himself by recording Haydn's works with classical instruments in Vienna. 1976 founded the "Morishima Spring" International Classical Music Festival. From 1988 to 1998, he began to play a new series of "selected classical masterpieces" with modern musical instruments. More than 700 CDs and records have been published, which is the first classical album series in the world. After the promotion of the famous Naxos Audio Company Global Company, their performances in famous theaters such as Cologne Concert Hall and Vienna Prince Theatre gained worldwide reputation. Teleman's Tamstatt Overture, performed by the troupe, won the Golden Record Award of Cannes Classical Music Series18th Century Symphony.

Mr. Miller Brook is a good friend of the people of China. He led a delegation to attend the Chinese Art Festival. I believe this trip to China will win more friends from China. Joseph Baba beer salon

It's just behind the city hall building, near the cathedral. 2 ~ 3 kinds of automatic organ music are often played in the shop, and sometimes there are live bands playing. The dining table is transformed from a sewing machine table. The stone street and dim street lamps outside the window make you guess: maybe this is the German pub before the war? Located on Amhoff Street, opposite the station, facing the cathedral. All kinds of sausages are sold in the shop. There is a kind of casing called Schlahart Plati which is specially recommended for you. It's a little expensive, but sausages made of pig blood and lard are particularly delicious.

Richard cafe

Cafe Reichard decorated with large marble is the first beautiful coffee shop in Cologne. Moreover, the food is relatively simple, and there are all kinds of cakes and snacks, which are very rich in content. In particular, a special cake roll made in Germany, called Bomkhan, is a masterpiece. Located in front of the cathedral, there is a balcony like a greenhouse at the door, which can be seen at a glance.

Alt Koln

The exterior wall is decorated with an ancient clock, which is easy to find. The interior decoration of ancient cookers is unique. Some seats are located in barrels. One is called H? Msche's boiled bacon (pork leg) is delicious and I recommend it to you. However, the amount is very large, and one for two girls is enough. This restaurant did not exist before.12.25, 2009, and there was no big clock on the wall. In another restaurant, the name seems to be "Kolsch".