Karnaval (belirtilen tarihden itibaren bu bayram beş gün sürüyor) Perşembe 31 Ocak 2008 (Yillara göre tarih degisiyor.)
*In Cologne, "Crazy Days" have been prepared since November. People wear costumes. Girls try to cut men's neckties.
A second carnival is dedicated to ghosts and ends with the burning of "Nubbel", a straw figure. **In Cologne only