Carnival parade in Germany too long

This year’s huge parade of carnival floats, bands and clowns which wove its way through the narrow streets of Cologne, Germany on Monday was too long to fit on the 6.5-kilometre route.

The head of the procession was set to reach the dispersal zone before the tail of the parade had departed from the marshalling area. An estimated 1 million people, most in fancy dress or clown make-up, gathered on the sidewalks hours in advance to sing and cheer.

Floats in Germany’s biggest annual parade were marked with the 2007 carnival motto in the city, “All of us make up Cologne.”

Read full article: Expatica Germany, 19 February 2007