Women's Carnival Day
Updated On Feb 07, 2013 05:14 PM IST
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A fool celebrates the beginning of the street carnival in Cologne, western Germany as the hot carnival season was launched. Hundreds of thousands of Germans, mainly in the western Rhine region, crowd the streets to celebrate Women's Carnival Day. AFP Photo
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A woman poses with fools dressed as Darth Vader and star troopers during the beginning of the street carnival in Cologne, western Germany as the hot carnival season was launched. AFP Photo
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A woman dressed as a smurf celebrates the beginning of the street carnival in Cologne, western Germany as the hot carnival season was launched. AFP Photo
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Women dressed as smurfs celebrate the beginning of the street carnival in Cologne, western Germany as the hot carnival season was launched. AFP Photo
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A group of the Constance fool's guild "Blätzlebueben" is pictured with lanterns in Constance, southern Germany. AFP Photo
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Fools standing in front of Cologne's landmark, the Cathedral, celebrate the beginning of the street carnival in Cologne, western Germany as the hot carnival season was launched. AFP Photo
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Fools celebrate the beginning of the street carnival in Cologne, western Germany as the hot carnival season was launched. AFP Photo
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A fool celebrates the beginning of the street carnival in Cologne, western Germany as the hot carnival season was launched. AFP Photo
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A group of the Constance fool's guild "Blätzlebueben" with lanterns and torches is pictured in Constance, southern Germany. AFP Photo
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Fools celebrate the beginning of the street carnival in Cologne, western Germany as the hot carnival season was launched. AFP Photo
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A man dressed as pirate poses during "Weiberfastnacht" (Women's Carnival) in Cologne. Reuters.
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A woman dressed as clown celebrates "Weiberfastnacht" (Women's Carnival) in Cologne. Reuters
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A couple in costume celebrates "Weiberfastnacht" (Women's Carnival) in Cologne. Reuters
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