2019 Cologne Carnival Guide
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Cologne Carnival Guide
2019
Mobilitätspartner des
Partner im:
Kölner Karnevals
Regio NRW
Useful Information Opening hours for museums, Cologne Cathedral and shops Most museums will be closed between Women’s Carnival Day and Carnival Tuesday. Any exceptions will be announced at www.museen.koeln. Cologne Cathedral is open for visitors only on Carnival Friday and Carnival Tuesday. Shops in Cologne will also have different opening hours, but there is no consistent rule. On Women’s Carnival Day shops usually close early, on Rose Monday most remain closed. Opening hours for Cologne Tourist Board Service Center & KölnShop: Kardinal-Höffner-Platz 1, 50667 Cologne (opposite Cologne Cathedral) Mon – Sat 9am–8pm, Sun and Holidays 10am–5pm www.koelntourismus.de Opening hours during carnival: Thursday (Women’s Carnival Day): 9am–2pm Carnival Sunday: 10am till approx. 1pm Rose Monday: 9am till approx. 12.30pm In the KölnShop on site or online (www.der-koelnshop.de) you can buy “genuine kölsch” souvenirs, original gifts and practical items. During the carnival season there are also carnival goods available. Additionally, the Cologne Tourist Board is happy to help you with searching for and booking your carnival accommodation. Booking hotline: +49/(0)221/34 64 30 or www.cologne-tourism.com. EDELGARD mobil Women of all ages can come to this location to find help, information and advice. Further information at www.edelgard.koeln. More fun without glass You can celebrate carnival in the Altstadt “Old Town” and in the Zülpicher district without worrying about stepping on glass shards. Carrying as well as selling glass and glass bottles is temporarily prohibited in these areas. You have the possibility to dispose of glass bottles and drinking glasses on site before entering glass-free zones.
DB Service Info
DB hotline
Ticket bookings, information on fares, timetables and services
Tel. 0180 6996633
(Charges: EUR 0.20 per call/landlines, EUR 0.60 max. per call/mobile)
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tip!
Online ticket bookings
Service (24/7) for all questions concerning your online ticket booking
via www.bahn.com
Tel. 0180 6101111
(Charges: EUR 0.20 per call/landlines, EUR 0.60 max. per call/mobile)
Mobility service The VRS carnival Ticket
The central no. for planning barrier-free trips by train (6am–10pm)
Tel. 0180 6512512 (KarnevalsTicket)
(Charges: EUR 0.20 per call/landlines, EUR 0.60 max. per call/mobile)
This allows one person to travel as much as they like within the
DB hotline for lost and found items VRS network during the six-day carnival (28/02 – 05/03/2019)
Mon – Sat 8am–8pm, Sun 10am–8pm on a single ticket costing € 25.90.
Tel. 0900 1990599
(Charges: EUR 0.59 per call/landlines, different prices per call/mobile) The ticket is valid for all forms of local transport throughout the
whole VRS network – including travel within the city
Emergency numbers and hotlines of Cologne itself (buses, U-Bahn, S-Bahn, trams).
Police: 110
Fire Service: 112 Further information at bahn.de/carnival.
Ambulance: 112 1 Person,
Lost and Found: 115 6 Days,
within VR
S network
€ 25.90
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Knieskopp [kni:sˌkɔp] – a miser, a mean person. If someone buys you
a glass of Kölsch, you should return the favour from time to time.
Muuze [mu:t͜sə] – sweet baked goods, on sale only during the carnival
Kölsch – season.
English Pänz [pɛnts]
͜ – an affectionate term for small children.
Pluutemann [ˈplu:təˌman] – also called “Lappenclown”, wearing a
dictionary costume made from small folds of colourful cloth, a symbol of popular
carnival in Cologne.
Strüüßche [ˈʃtry:sʝə]
͜ – a small bunch of flowers, a popular item that is
thrown into the crowds at the parades on Carnival Monday and other days.
Blötschkopp [ˈbløt͜ʃˌkɔp] – idiot. An insult that is almost affectionate,
not to be taken seriously.
Bützen [ˈbʏt͜sə] – to give a quick kiss. This is not a sin in Cologne
carnival. It is a sign of joy and happiness that involves no commitment
and can therefore be given freely.
Decke Trumm [ˈdekə] [ trʊm˙] – the big drum. This instrument is at
the head of the bands in the parade on Carnival Monday.
Doosch [do:ʃ] – thirst. In the days of the street carnival, the fools
have a great thirst for Kölsch beer.
Fastelovendsjeck [fastəˈlɔ•vəntsˌjɛk]
͜ – Carnival fool. Someone who
is captivated by carnival every year anew.
Essential phrases for Cologne carnival
Hätz [hɛt͜s] – the heart, without which carnival and the songs sung at
this time are unimaginable. Kölle Alaaf! [koelə ala:f] – is the greeting used during carnival time
in Cologne. It can be heard in every street all over town.
Halve Hahn [ˈhal•və] [ha•n] – literally “half a chicken”, but in reality
a bread roll with cheese. `ne Kölsch, bitte! [nə kʰoelʃ bɪtə] – a Kölsch beer, please.
Imi [ˈɪmɪ] – an immigrant, meaning anyone who does not come from Ich künnt dich bütze! [ɪç ky:nt dɪç bytsə] also see “Bützen”, play of
Cologne, but is always welcome for a drink of Kölsch beer. words – You’ve made my day. Literally: I could give you a quick kiss
(on the cheek).
Kamelle(büggel) [kaˈmɛlə ˌbʏgəl] – sweets (bag). Kamelle refers to
all the items that are thrown to the crowds from the floats in the Rose `ne VRS KarnevalsTicket, bitte [nə fau er s ˈkarnəvalstɪkɪt bɪtə] –
Monday parade and are collected in bags of all kinds. a VRS carnival Ticket, please.
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Best Breweries Knowledge for champions
Brauerei zur Malzmühle
mit „HÖHNERStall“
Gilden im Zims
„Heimat kölscher Helden” 1 million
spectators
Heumarkt 6 Heumarkt 77
50667 Köln
www.brauereizurmalzmuehle.de
50667 Köln
www.haus-zims.de
300 tons
of sweets
Anno Pief
Im Stavenhof 8
Früh am Dom
Am Hof 12
3.000 persons
on foot
50668 Köln
www.anno-pief.de
50667 Köln
www.frueh-am-dom.de 2.800 volunteers
1.700
Brauerei Päffgen Brauhaus Sion persons in
Friesenstraße 64 – 66 Unter Taschenmacher 5–7 dance companies
50670 Köln 50667 Köln
www.paeffgen-koelsch.de
Em Kölsche Boor
www.brauhaus-sion.de
1.400 persons on floats
Eigelstein 121
50668 Köln
130 chartered trains
55
www.koelscheboor.com
bands
Gaffel am Dom
1
Bahnhofsvorplatz 1
50667 Köln Cologne Dreigestirn
www.gaffelamdom.de
1 prince
Numbers: Rose Monday parade (Rosenmontagszug) 2018
provided by Festkomitee Kölner Karneval von 1823 e.V.
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Hot Spots Carnival Sunday
From 10.30am The Schull- und Veedelszöch (School and Neighbour-
hood Parades) follows the same route as the Monday parade. In a family
11.11. – Opening of the carnival Season atmosphere, local societies and schools get together and show their own,
From 11.11am Opening celebration for the fifth season on Heumarkt often extremely imaginative parade floats.
hosted by Willi Ostermann Gesellschaft. From 9am to 7pm a diverse
stage programme accompanies the festivities. It is advisable to get Rosenmontag (Rose Monday)
there before 9am. From 10.00am The big Monday parade (Rosenmontagszug) sets off
through the city centre. Its motto is “Our dialect is our home”. Many
Early in 2019 have their favourite spot where they celebrate with friends. They bring
Presentation of the new carnival urban railway with participation of their own food and drink, and wait excitedly until finally: “The parade
the Cologne Dreigestirn and the Festkomitee Kölner Karneval. is coming.” To get the best view of the Rosenmontag parade, you can
buy tickets online at www.koelnticket.de or in the Kaatebus (a bus for
Weiberfastnacht (Women’s Carnival Day) ticket sales) on Neumarkt for a place in one of the stands.
From 11.11am Opening of the street carnival on Heumarkt. It is advisa From 4.30am Early risers can watch the carnival floats being taken out
ble to get there by 9am. of the hall where they are built on Maarweg in the Braunsfeld district.
From 1.30pm Historical enactment of the story of “Jan and Griet” at
the Severinstorburg city gate, followed by a procession to Alter Markt. Shrove Tuesday
Parades in the city neighbourhoods In many city districts, the home
Carnival Friday of the traditional “kölsch” (Cologne) way of life, Tuesday is the most
From 4pm “Star march”, i.e. a convergence of parades from different important day of carnival, as local groups organise their own parades.
directions, to the Old Town, followed by a programme of music and Midnight Burning of the Nubbel figure. Many pubs and breweries
carnival performances on Alter Markt. organise symbolic burnings of the Nubbel. A small parade through the
surrounding neighbourhood plus the accusation and conviction of the
Carnival Saturday Nubbel are an essential part of the tradition.
From 10.30am Funkenbiwak on Neumarkt. The “Rote Funken rut-wieß
vun 1823” (Red Sparks, a carnival society) runs this “bivouac” to com- Ash Wednesday
memorate the open-air camps of the former city guards . An atmospheric A meal of fish, served in many restaurants in Cologne, is the traditional
festivity with pea soup and Kölsch beer. way to start off Lent. A cross of ash on the forehead symbolises the
From 7pm The Geisterzug (Ghost Parade) goes from Herbert-Lewin-Straße willingness to do penance of people who observe the Lenten season
to Köln-Sülz. Its motto is “Kölle kritt dr Kollaps – mieh Platz för Rädcher” and prepare for Easter.
(literally: “Cologne gridlock – make room for bicycles“)”. No sweets are
thrown at this parade but plenty of kisses by witches and vampires.
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Costume Tips
Onion Layers
Carnival without costumes is unthinkable! So if you want to join in and
experience the street carnival and parades, don’t fail to get a costume.
Our tip is to dress like an onion, with a number of different layers.
After watching the parade, everyone goes to a pub, where it gets hot as
people sing, dance, and link arms to sway to the music. The carnival
fools who can then take off a layer or two are the smart ones.
Makeup Costume Shops
All it takes is a little bit of carnival
make-up, and in no time at all your
face has the wild eyes of a tiger, Deiters Deko Schmitt
a clown’s merry laugh or the mys- Gürzenichstraße 25 Ferdinand-Porsche-Straße 5
terious look of a fairy or elf. The 50667 Köln 51149 Köln
make-up is available everywhere
in Cologne and comes with lots of Karnevalswierts Kölner Kostümkiste
suggestions for creating a perfect Otto-Hahn-Straße 17 Bonner Wall 112
look. As kissing and flirting are an 50997 Köln 50677 Köln
essential part of carnival, lipstick
that doesn’t come off when you Creativ-Discount Köln Jot Jelunge
kiss is very useful, and a touch of Hohenstaufenring 66 – 70 Lindenstraße 53
fixing powder makes sure that your 50674 Köln 50674 Köln
painted-on costume stays in place.
Party Clown
Paul-Henri-Spaak Straße 12
51069 Köln
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The Cologne Dreigestirn
The Prince, Farmer and Maiden are the highest-ranking representatives
of Cologne carnival and are newly selected each year. The Dreigestirn
(the Triumvirate of Prince, Farmer and Maiden) for the 2019 carnival
season is not from one, but from three different carnival societies:
KG Schlenderhaner Lumpe e. V., Große Allgemeine KG von 1900 Köln e. V.
and Lesegesellschaft zu Köln von 1872. Three carnival revellers from
three carnival societies – the last time this happened was in 1955!
picture: Manfred Esser
Prince Carnival symbolises a merry attitude to-
wards life. Marc Michelske has carnival running
in his blood: His great-great-grandparents were
© Höhner
founding members of the Lesegesellschaft zu Köln
von 1872. The father of three works as a lawyer
together with his father at Sozietät Michelske. His
Prince Marc I. hobbies include reading, KEC (Kölner Eishockey
Club) and practicing with his dancing group. Wir halten die Welt an
“His Sturdiness” defends the Maiden with his sense The popular Cologne band Höhner has been delighting audiences for
of humour. Markus Meyer is founder and owner of more than 40 years. Their hits “Viva Colonia” and “Echte Fründe” are
Allfinanz-Agentur Markus Meyer. Since April 2018 among the classic Cologne carnival songs.
he has held the offices of president and treasurer of
the Große Allgemeine KG von 1900. In his leisure
Bauer (Farmer) Refrain of the latest hit:
time he enjoys playing the saxophone and regularly
Markus Komm’ wir halten die Welt an,
participates in show jumping competitions.
um ewig zu bleiben.
“Her Loveliness” symbolises the beauty and An diesem Tag, an dem der Himmel mit uns lacht.
intactness of the city. Michael Everwand entered Komm’ wir halten die Welt an,
into the family business Everwand & Fell after um Geschichte zu schreiben,
his studies. He has a passion for antique cars weil dieser Tag uns unsterblich macht.
and racing bicycles. Moreover, he is very gifted
Jungfrau (Maiden) Composers: Henning Krautmacher, John Parsons-Morris, Hannes Schöner, Jens Streifling;
in languages: besides Dutch, English, French and
Lyrics: Frank Ramond; Daniel “Dän” Dickkopf; Publisher: Edition Aanfang
Catharina Spanish he is now learning Italian.
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The Essentials of Cologne carnival
Alaaf is the call of Cologne’s of 120 carnival societies in Cologne.
carnival fools. It derives from The task of this committee is to
the cry of “all af Kölle”, meaning uphold the traditions and customs
“Cologne above everything”. of Cologne carnival and to main-
Today the call is only heard in tain its characteristic, original
the context of carnival, now in “kölsch” (Cologne) character.
reverse order: “Kölle Alaaf”. To This includes providing the trio
shout “Helau” – the cry heard at of Prince, Farmer and Maiden Rosenmontag (Rose Monday), Originally, the market women in
carnival in the rival city Düssel- (Dreigestirn) and organising the when the biggest parade in Germany Cologne made merry on the
dorf – is taboo in Cologne! parade on Carnival Monday. In passes through the whole city Thursday called Weiberfastnacht
The carnival season in Cologne is 2015 Cologne carnival – together centre, is an unofficial holiday in (Women’s Carnival Day). To cele-
known as the Session. It starts with carnival in Aachen, Bonn and Cologne. The term does not come brate their emancipation, they tore
on 11 November at 11.11am and Dusseldorf – was included in the from roses but from the verb the bonnets, which stood for their
ends in the night leading into Ash German federal register of non “rosen”, an old word meaning to married status, from each other’s
Wednesday. material cultural heritage under the go wild or behave excessively. heads. On this day the women cut
title “Rhineland carnival culture off men’s ties – a symbol for their
The “Festkomitee Kölner Karneval with all its local variations”. There are smaller parades known loss of power. Nowadays this
von 1823” represents the interests as Veedelszüge, which have their Thursday is the opening day of
own special charm, in all districts the street carnival.
of the city on the days of the street
carnival. The dancing girls of all carnival
societies are generally called
Nubbel – this is the name of a fig- Funkenmariechen, although it
ure made from straw or rags that originally applied only to the uni-
embodies all the sins committed formed dancers of the two oldest
by the fools during the carnival societies, the Rote and Blaue
days. Nubbel hangs from the front Funken (Red and Blue Sparks).
of many pubs, and is burnt in a
ceremony held at midnight, when
Ash Wednesday begins.
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Where does
carnival
come from?
Carnival, also known in the Co- carnival weekend is always seven
logne dialect as “Fastelovend” or weeks before Easter, and the
“Fasteleer”, is a celebration of carnival season finishes on Ash
“the world turned upside down”. Wednesday, the start of Lent.
As long ago as Roman times, the The term “carnival” does indeed
Saturnalia or Bacchanalia were derive from the period of fasting:
celebrated, festivities at which “carne” is the Latin word for
slaves took on the role of masters “meat”, and “levare” means “to
for a few days, and vice versa. In take away” – this was therefore the
the Middle Ages, the strict princi- period when meat was removed.
ples of Christianity ruled everyday Originally, carnival or “Fastnacht”
life – and some time off from (the eve of the fast) was only cel-
obeying the rules was therefore a ebrated in the night leading into
welcome change for the people, Ash Wednesday. Today the carnival
as well as for the clergy. Evidence season starts on 11 November at
of this are 800-year-old writings 11.11am. However, the carnival
by monks that describe the “mad” week, also known as the street
days – a time when even the carnival, is the main period of
residents of monasteries danced, merrymaking. It starts on the day
kissed and drank on the eve of the called Weiberfastnacht, the Thurs-
long period of fasting and self-de- day before Ash Wednesday, and
nial in Lent. Old rituals of “the up- ends with the burning of Nubbel
side-down world” made their way on the Tuesday.
into the calendar of the church:
1Photo credits
DB AG, Region NRW/Smilla Dankert: pp. 2, 3, 11, 13, 15; Festkomitee
Kölner Karneval von 1823: cover picture, p. 4; Fotolia/Dan Race: p. 6;
Fotolia/fotofun: p. 7; Höhner: p. 5; Joachim Rieger: p. 12; Rheinisches
Bildarchiv: p. 1; Thinkstock: p. 10
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