Latest edition : 08 February 2018
So head for the city center and its black door. At the 8th stroke of the clock, the riders and the municipal fanfare open the way for the madmen who spring by the thousands through the door to pour into the streets in a noise that is sometimes deafening.
6000 mask-wearers parade, jump, do somersaults, tease the girls with cow tails. But they also distribute pretzels, mandarins, candies and mignonnettes of brandy.
It is a mind-boggling spectacle to see thousands of carnival-goers who all look alike at first sight. But on closer inspection, there are a few differences that are all important. Especially in Rottweil where the fastnacht is taken very seriously by the guild, even more than elsewhere: only those who have lived in Rottweil for more than 10 years have the right to put on one of the traditional costumes which must never leave. the city.
For two good hours, this surge continues unabated. The "Federhannes", recognizable by the feathers sewn on their costume, perform jumps using their pole.
the "Gschells" jump to ring the heavy bells with which they are clad ...
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A few funny characters slip into this interminable procession: the “Guller”, a strange rooster, or even the “Rössle”, a poor horse led by pitiless stable boys ....
