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From Cologne to the World — Messages of Unity and Hope in Carnival

Do you know Carnival and understand its message?

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Henrik Hageland
Feb 12, 2024
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CELEBRATING UNITY: COLOGNE'S CARNIVAL

Do you know Carnival and understand its message?

Photo by Christian Wiediger on Unsplash

Today is Rose Monday. Tomorrow is Fat Tuesday. Then comes Ash Wednesday and everything is over!

Carnival — the word comes from Italian — and means either

goodbye to meat — although the start of Lent is not until Ash Wednesday and las…

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