Photo Story: Carnival season prelude in Cologne

Costumed revellers celebrate in Cologne, Germany.

The German carnival, the so-called fifth season, starts each year on 11 November at 11:11 am and ends on Ash Wednesday of the following year.

Via EPA-EFE/FRIEDEMANN VOGEL

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