Despite their somEtimes grotesque masks,

the Fools of the Fasnet (Fasnacht in Swabian diAlect)

are generaLly benign crEatures.

A feW can be just a bit miSchievoUs, however!

Rottweil Puppenmuseum

Dolls in the Puppenmuseum

~ Narrenpuppen ~

Schömberg Polonaise

~ March of the Fransenkleidle ~

Schömberg Fransenkleidle

~ Fransenkleidle ~

Schramberg Bach-na-Fahrt

Knights & Dragon

~ Knights & Dragon float down the icy river ~

~ Da Bach na, da Bach na,

mit Kummer und Sorga

bis am Asch-, bis am Asch-,

Aschermittwochmorga. ~

The Blues Brother

~ The Blues Brother ~
The other brother has fallen into the icy drink! Brrrr!!!
Don't worry, though. He's fortified with plenty of "antifreeze"!

Wellendingen Narrensprung

Bride & Groom

~ A youthful bride and groom, hold the reins of a pair of storks ~
(Note the baby dangling from the beak of the stork in the foreground.)

Wellendingen Narrensprung

~ "Narri! Narro! Narri! Narro! Narri! Narro!" ~

Wellendingen Zunft-Stube

~ Wellendingen Zunft-Stube, the meeting house of the Wellendingen Fools' Guild ~

Rottweil Narrensprung

Biss Throwing

~ Biß throwing candy to the parade-watchers ~

Das Wetter

~ The Biß says, "Das Wetter ist wie Arizona, ja? Hu-hu-hu!" ~
("The weather is like Arizona, yes? Hu-hu-hu!")

~ Mind your cap! The Federehannes will steal it right off your head! ~

~ Can you see the Federehannes vaulting into the air? (Narrenspung)
He's just under the "Café" sign. ~

Federehannes Close Up

~ The Federehannes is my favorite Fool ~

~ Wenn keine Narren
auf der Welt wären,
was wäre die Welt? ~

Schantle

~ The Schantle is a most dignified Fool ~

~ The Rößle ~
The precision with which these fellows crack their whips at the feather atop the Rößle's head is quite amazing! Nonetheless, they bring up the rear of the parade, a safe distance from the rest!

~ O jerum, o jerum dia Fasnet hätt a Loch ~

Fasnet Links:
Stars & Stripes Article (English)

Rottweiler Narrensprung (Photos)

Narren Spiegel (German)

The Swabian-Alemannic Fasnet (English)

SCHWARZWALD.NET (German)

fasnet-forum.de (German)

the Fools of the Fasnet (Fasnacht in Swabian diAlect)

are generaLly benign crEatures.

A feW can be just a bit miSchievoUs, however!

Rottweil Puppenmuseum

~ Narrenpuppen ~

Schömberg Polonaise

~ March of the Fransenkleidle ~

~ Fransenkleidle ~

Schramberg Bach-na-Fahrt

~ Knights & Dragon float down the icy river ~

~ Da Bach na, da Bach na,

mit Kummer und Sorga

bis am Asch-, bis am Asch-,

Aschermittwochmorga. ~

~ The Blues Brother ~The other brother has fallen into the icy drink! Brrrr!!!Don't worry, though. He's fortified with plenty of "antifreeze"!

Wellendingen Narrensprung

~ A youthful bride and groom, hold the reins of a pair of storks ~(Note the baby dangling from the beak of the stork in the foreground.)

~ "Narri! Narro! Narri! Narro! Narri! Narro!" ~

~ Wellendingen Zunft-Stube, the meeting house of the Wellendingen Fools' Guild ~

Rottweil Narrensprung

~ Biß throwing candy to the parade-watchers ~

~ The Biß says, "Das Wetter ist wie Arizona, ja? Hu-hu-hu!" ~("The weather is like Arizona, yes? Hu-hu-hu!")

~ Mind your cap! The Federehannes will steal it right off your head! ~

~ Can you see the Federehannes vaulting into the air? (Narrenspung)He's just under the "Café" sign. ~

~ The Federehannes is my favorite Fool ~

~ Wenn keine Narren auf der Welt wären,was wäre die Welt? ~

~ The Schantle is a most dignified Fool ~

~ The Rößle ~ The precision with which these fellows crack their whips at the feather atop the Rößle's head is quite amazing! Nonetheless, they bring up the rear of the parade, a safe distance from the rest!

Fasnet Links:

~ The Blues Brother ~
The other brother has fallen into the icy drink! Brrrr!!!
Don't worry, though. He's fortified with plenty of "antifreeze"!

~ A youthful bride and groom, hold the reins of a pair of storks ~
(Note the baby dangling from the beak of the stork in the foreground.)

~ The Biß says, "Das Wetter ist wie Arizona, ja? Hu-hu-hu!" ~
("The weather is like Arizona, yes? Hu-hu-hu!")

~ Can you see the Federehannes vaulting into the air? (Narrenspung)
He's just under the "Café" sign. ~

~ Wenn keine Narren
auf der Welt wären,
was wäre die Welt? ~

~ The Rößle ~
The precision with which these fellows crack their whips at the feather atop the Rößle's head is quite amazing! Nonetheless, they bring up the rear of the parade, a safe distance from the rest!