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Revellers flock to Cologne as Germany's Carnival season cuts loose

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Cologne and Dusseldorf kick-off Weiberfastnacht celebrations in Germany on Thursday .

By tradition, women cut neckties off men and symbolically seize control of power in Cologne and across the Rhineland region in a celebration known as Altweiber (roughly "old maids ' day " or "old hags ' day ") The holiday takes place on the Thursday that proceeds Shrove Tuesday , also known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday .

The parties and parades will continue through the weekend until Ash Wednesday , which marks the beginning of the Lenten season .

Members of a Frankfurt bus tour group said some of them had cancelled out of fear of attacks.

However, Petra said she had changed her mind: "If we chickened out now, we wouldn't be able to go anywhere" Richard added: "We shouldn't live in fear, we should celebrate freedom".

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57

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semi-formal

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English

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53

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short-lived

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