This is one of more than 200 figures and faces on the Fastnachtsbrunnen (carnival fountain) in Mainz. Mainz, together with Cologne, is the stronghold of German carnival and this fountain is an hommage to the fifth season of the year.
Monday Portrait
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Fastnacht always sounds such a crazy festival. This fellow seems to fit the bill.
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It is. And so much fun. But only for people living in the South of Germany. The Northerners don’t understand.
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But theSwiss do. And that’s surprising, I think.
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I meant the Southern German speaking tribes. Austrians do it, too. But to be fair, the Swiss version, as well as the Black Forest version, is quite different to the Rhineland version. Whacky, they are all.
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A friend who’s moved to Basel has shown us many whacky photos of their version. Most un-Swiss I thought!
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