VV(13) - Fasching

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In einer eMail vom 05.04.01 06:43:31 (MEZ) - Mitteleurop. Sommerzeit schreibt 
fqmorris at hotmail.com:

> Carnival is particularly popular in big cities along the Rhine River, 
>  including the Fastnacht of Mainz and the Karnevals of Cologne and 
>  Dusseldorf. Villages and towns throughout Baveria celebrate the season, 
>  particularly Munich where it is called Fasching.  [...]
>  
Yes, I can confirm this, I was born in Mainz, my mother comes from there, but 
was never a big "Fasenachter" (In dialect they say "Fasenacht" to it). The 
word "Fastnacht" comes from "fasten", to fast, but the fasting time begins at 
"Aschermittwoch", where the priests "paint" a cross out of ashes on the 
forehead...

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