Alaaf - 200 Jahre Kölner Karneval

Overview

200 years of Cologne Carnival! The most colourful and loudest festival in Cologne celebrates a big birthday. In February 1823, a few men from Cologne's upper class founded the so-called 'Festordnende Komitee' - the forerunner of today's 'Festkomitee Kölner Karneval'. This 'big bang' was a reaction to the old festival getting out of hand in orgies and violence. Carnival was in danger. A ban by the Prussian rulers was imminent. The new committee wanted to control the wild goings-on, establish rules and organise the celebrations.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 10, 2023

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

ARD

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded