... is in early spring and is supposed to "frighten away" the winter. There is a long parade of people dressed up in fancy costumes - predominantly witches, fools, animals and trolls. Dressing up and parading is something Germans love to do. They keep stores of old costumes, uniforms and equipment and often recreate life as it was hundreds of years ago. Tradition is BIG in Germany.

There are 60 photos here, all taken in 2010, and you click on each to get the next. However, as this is a lot to digest, they are split into two halves .......