Carnival parades and celebrations marking pre-Lenten time take place in Europe in late February - early March. The highlights of Carnival celebrations in France, Germany, Switzerland and other European countries - in photo gallery by TASS
European Carnival celebrations highlights
Carnival parades and celebrations marking pre-Lenten time in European cities - in photo gallery by TASS
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Rosenmontag (Shrove Monday) parade in Duesseldorf, Germany. Rose Monday parades are the highlight of the German carnival.
© EPA/MAJA HITIJ Masked Guggen music bands (brass and percussion carnival bands) parade through the streets during the Monstercorso in Lucerne, Switzerland
© EPA/ENNIO LEANZA Carnival parade in Nice, France. The theme of the 131st annual Carnival of Nice is 'King of Music'
© EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER Carnival in Lucerne, Switzerland
© EPA/URS FLUEELER Carnival parade in Wuerzburg, Germany
© EPA/DANIEL KARMANN Rosenmontag parade in Duesseldorf, Germany
© EPA/MAJA HITIJ Revellers parade through the streets during the carnival in Lucerne, Switzerland
© EPA/URS FLUEELER Carnival parade in Wuerzburg, Germany
© EPA/DANIEL KARMANN Carnival parade in Roermond, The Netherlands
© EPA/MARCEL VAN HOORN A reveler wearing a colorful costume watches a carnival parade pass by from a window in Roermond, The Netherlands
© EPA/MARCEL VAN HOORN Busho carnival parade in Mohacs, Hungary. The traditional carnival marks the end of winter
© EPA/TAMAS SOKI Carnival at the Alter Markt (Old Market square) in Cologne, Germany
© EPA/ROLF VENNENBERND