This year, William wanted to be a "mean pirate" for Fasnacht. But this very mean pirate also wanted to have a "mama pirate", a "dada pirate", and a "baby Margaret pirate"...so several pirate outfits were purchased!
The Fasnacht celebrations here are somewhat equivalent to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The celebrations last several days, with lots of parades, lots of music, and lots of people wandering around the town in costume! At midnight, before Ash Wednesday begins, the parties - which officially begin on the 11th day of the 11th month at 11:11am and reach their frenzied peak on "Schmotzger Dunschtig" ( Fat Thursday) -stop.
Speaking of "Schmotzger Dunschtig"...this is a time of year when our language comprehension plummets. Everyone starts speaking dialect and for us, well, we might as well forget it and have another drink.
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