Karnawał (przez 5 dni począwszy od tej daty) czwartek 3 lutego 2005 (data może ulec zmianie)
*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