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Carnival in Cologne:The Basics

Fern Kushner www.englisch-lernen-online.com

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If you are travelling to Cologne in February—or if you want to tell English-speaking visitors about this special time of year—there are some things you must know.



If you are travelling to Cologne in February—or you live near Cologne and want to tell visitors about this special time of year—there are some things you must know.

In most parts of the world. . .

there are four seasons, and spring comes after winter.



Cologne is different!

Guess what? Cologne has five seasons instead of four! How does that work?




Welcome to Karneval! This special time of year is known as the fifth season.Every year, Cologne—or Kölle, as people say locally—celebrates with a giant Carnival party.




Highlights include costumes, flirting, dancing in the streets, and lots of beer.




Here is a short quiz for you to check how much you know about Karneval in Cologne.




You can find the answers to all of the questions at the end of this presentation.

Have fun!



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1) On the first day of the street carnival in Cologne, it’s traditional for:

a) women to cut off men’s tiesb) men to cut off women’s

skirts



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2) The center of Karneval activities in Cologne is:

a) the industrial area outside the city

b) the old part of the city, called the Altstadt



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3) What about kissing someone you don’t know? During Karneval this is:

a) strictly forbiddenb) quite common



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4) Most shops and offices in Cologne:

a) close for part of the time during Karneval

b) stay open for business as usual during Karneval



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5) The high point of the celebration is the big parade on Monday, when people ride through the streets on decorated trucks and throw small gifts to those who are watching.What kind of gifts do the spectators get?

a) coins and concert ticketsb) sweets and flowers



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6) When does Karneval officially end in Cologne?

a) on Ash Wednesdayb) on Easter Monday



Now check your answers!

The correct answers are:1) a2) b3) b4) a5) b6) a



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How did you do?

I hope that you enjoyed this short quiz and learned some basics about “the fifth season” in Cologne.



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