Woher Karneval und Fastnacht kommen | MittelAlter

Carnival, Mardi Gras, or Fasching: Many celebrate the festive fifth season. And especially with the Swabian-Alemannic Fasnet, one often hears that old Germanic or medieval traditions play a role. Does Carnival, then, originate from the Middle Ages? This video provides the answer. Correction: At 5:28, I refer to Emperor Ludwig I. The correct reference should be: Duke Leopold I. Image sources: Tom and Nicki Löschner on pixabay.com; Pieter Bruegel the Elder - 2. Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, image database. 1. The Yorck Project (2002) 10,000 Masterpieces of Painting (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN: 3936122202, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Nationalmuseum Nürnberg, Handschrift Merkel 271 Die weil dieses Hievorbemeltes Schempart Buch', fol. 64v/65r; Mediatus - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Drescher (ed.) - ULB Düsseldorf, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... #medieval #fastnacht #fasching #fasnet #fasnacht #fools #carnival #history #lent #swabianshallemannicfasnet