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FASCHING 2013 in Köln
Karneval – or “Fasching”
– is a big deal in Germany.
Have a look at the
poster and answer these
questions. Use your
powers of logic, cognate
words (those that sound
similar in both German
Sessionsbeginn
and English) and
Rosenmontag:
intelligent guesswork.
If stumped, use a dictionary
(book or online).
Fr. 11.11.2012
Karnevalsfreitag:
Fr. 08.02.2013
Karnevalssamstag:
Sa. 09.02.2013
Mo. 11.02.2013
Faschingsdienstag:
Di. 12.02.2013
Am
Aschermittwoch
(13.02.2013) ist alles vorbei.
1.What’s the German word for Cologne?
6.What is the day before called in
German?
2.What happens on November 11th?
3.What’s the German for Ash
Wednesday?
8.What are Fr. and Sa. short for and what
do they mean in English?
4.What happens on that day?
5.What’s the English equivalent of
Faschingsdienstag?
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7.What does that mean (easy!)?
1. Köln 2. Carnival (Fasching) begins 3. Aschermittwoch 4. Carnival is over
5. Shrove Tuesday 6. Rosenmontag 7. “Rose Monday” 8. Freitag / Samstag
(Friday / Saturday)