- The Swabian-Alemannic
Fastnacht,
Fasnacht (in Switzerland) or Fasnat/Faschnat (in Vorarlberg) is the pre-Lenten
carnival of
Alemannic folklore in Switzerland...
- Look up
Fastnacht or
Fasnacht in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Fastnacht Day (also
spelled Fasnacht, or in
Pennsylvania German: Faasenacht) is an annual...
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Fasnacht (also
spelled fastnacht, faschnacht, fosnot, fosnaught, fausnaught) is a
fried doughnut of
German origin in
Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine, served...
- Adam
Fastnacht (27 July 1913, in
Sanok – 16
February 1987, in Wrocław)
doctor hab., historian, editor. He was a
Polish historian,
researcher of the history...
- The
Mainz Carnival (Mainzer
Fastnacht, "Määnzer F****enacht" or "Meenzer F****enacht") is a months-long
citywide carnival celebration in Mainz, Germany...
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humorously criticize politics. The Swabian-Alemannic
Fastnacht,
known as Schwäbische
Fastnacht,
takes place in Baden, Swabia, the Allgäu, Alsace, and...
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known as
Fastnacht,
where Fast(en)-Nacht
means the eve of the
Fastenzeit (lent).
Variants of the name are Fasnacht, Fasnet, or Fasent.
Fastnacht is held...
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Germany knows many
different terms,
depending on the region, such as
Fastnacht,
meaning the eve of the fast that
takes place during Lent, or Veilchensdienstag...
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heighten their activities closer to
Fastnacht, the
Swabian term for the
celebration of
carnival (see also
Fasching or
Fastnacht).
Celebrations peak at Shrove...
- Look up Carnival, carnaval, carnival,
Fastnacht, or
Fasching in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Carnival is a
festive season occurring immediately before...
