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Witches, waders, giant puppets and other monsters invade the streets of Strasbourg for a grand parade.
Every year, the city of Strasbourg vibrates to the rhythm of the Carnival, composed of unusual tanks, musicians, witches and strange creatures. A family show not to be missed.
The Carnival of Strasbourg is certainly the most important of the region, a real institution in Alsace. It attracts between 30,000 and 40,000 people every year!
In a whirlwind of colors, confetti and the rhythm of energetic music, the Carnival parade happened on Sunday 26 February at 14:11 precise, before invading the streets of the city center!
On a 2 km journey, a procession with the theme Rolls, Turns and Flies!, Composed of 13 rolling objects, fantastic street characters, masked and musical groups, will stroll around to the delight of the little ones And great.
The cavalcade was started at 2:11 pm at the Parc de l'Etoile to continue along the rue de la Brigade Alsace-Lorraine, Place d'Austerlitz, Rue des Orphelins, Place and Rue de Zurich, Quai des Bateliers, Rue du Vieux Marché aux Poissons. Place Gutenberg around 16:00.
Why the Strasbourg Carnival starts at 2:11 pm?
Historically the Rhine Carnival began on November 11 at 11:11, and Strasbourg wished to keep the tradition of the number 11.
There are several theories about the origin of this date and the timetable:
11 is the number considered since the Middle Ages as the most crazy figure if one can say this (närrische Zahl) because it is one more than the 10 commandments and one less than the 12 apostles. With the number 11, the 10 commandments are transgressed. Even now, the committee of this carnival is composed of 11 mad (Elferrat = Council of 11).
The date of 11 November has been set for 19 th century only. The Rhine region first underwent the French occupation with the revolutionary troops and later Napoleon, then the Prussian occupation.
It is called elf in German, and these three letters recall the principle of the Revolution: equality, freedom, fraternity. It was therefore a question of letting go of the French occupiers.
About Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital of the historic and cultural region of Alsace . It has hosted numerous European and international institutions, including the Council of Europe since 1949, on which the European Court of Human Rights and the European Pharmacopoeia depend , the European Parliament since 1957 (official seat since 1992 ), the European Ombudsman , Or the headquarters of the European television channel Arte . As such, it is frequently referred to as the European capital or parliamentary capital of Europe.
By its population, Strasbourg intra-muros is the first commune of the Great East of France and the seventh of France 2 . Its urban area is the ninth of France, with 768 868 inhabitants in 2012 in its French part Note 1 . Its inhabitants are called Strasburgers . It is one of the main economic centers of the northeast and is distinguished by secondary sector very diverse and a service sector mainly turned to the financial, research and business consulting 3 .
A frontier town with Germany , Strasbourg has been marked by the various German and French administrations. Its rich and tormented history has left a remarkable architectural heritage. Its city center , located on the Grande Île , has been a World Heritage Site by Unesco since 1988 and includes the cathedral Notre-Dame de Strasbourg and the Petite France district 4 .
Strasbourg has also become a symbol of Franco-German reconciliation and, more generally, of European integration . The city has gradually specialized in political, cultural and institutional functions. It is thus one of the few cities with Geneva , Lyon , Montreal or New York , to be the seat of international organizations without being capital of a country 5 . Strasbourg is a city of international congresses, the second of France after Paris 6 .
The presence of several renowned national institutions, such as the National Theater , the National and University Library and the Rhine Opera House , make it an important cultural center.
) And university hospital are a major university center with an international focus with over 20% foreign students and more than a hundred nationalities represented 7 . The university, which has hosted 18 Nobel Prize winners , has won numerous invitations to tender in the context of future investments to make it a center of excellence in higher education and research Globalization
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