Carnival has been celebrated in the Rhineland city of Cologne for centuries. However, it used to be rough, disorderly, anarchic and so offensive to some people that in the 19th century ...

This month, a Jewish group will again be an official participant at the Cologne Carnival in what it says is the first such occurrence since World War II. The Cologne event had its first Jewish ...

Security was on hand, too, at the Cologne synagogue where the Kolsche Kippa Kopp had its launch event in 2019. Many journalists and non-Jewish Carnival enthusiasts attended, and Knappstein drew ...

Traditionally Carnival is celebrated with the greatest passion in the Rhineland where cities like Cologne, Dusseldorf and Mainz host massive festivals, and in Southwest Germany, home to ...