Carnival (during 5 days from this date on) Torsdag 31 Januari 2008 (datumet varierar från år till år)
*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