Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht
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The Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht, Fasnacht or Fasnat/Faschnat is the pre-Lenten carnival of Alemannic folklore in Switzerland, southern Germany, Alsace and Vorarlberg.
"Hopfennarr" from Tettnang with costume and mask
Fastnacht mask in Swabia
Jesters of baroque and Italian style: Wolfacher Schellen- und Röslehansel
Masks of Fastnacht in Rottweil 2007
Carnival
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Carnival is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras.
Carnival in Rome, c. 1650
Rio's Carnival is the largest in the world according to Guinness World Records.
Feast of the Navigium Isidis, celebrated in Ancient Rome in honor of the goddess Isis
Oinochoe depicting the parade of an armed owl during the celebration of the Anthesteria (Greece, 410–390 BC)