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Carnival in Limburg
Carnival, Limburg's most colourful celebration! An inexhaustible source of stories: from animal-filled festivities to age-old traditions.
Photo: Erwin Olaf, collection Limburgs Museum
In een boerenkiel is Vader Aar de hoogheid van Asselt
In Midden-Limburg regeert Bacchus tijdens carnaval met zachte hand
Karlijn I: the unexpected coronation of Venlo’s first ‘city princess’
Vors Lucifer rules the devils in the village of Steyl
Hoej Geet: the Schinveld goat that transcends borders
Sint Geertruid hits the town: ’t Bagk oetlaote
Kowrenne in Hoensbroek: a world of papier mâché
Gawstrekke: how an old folk tradition has moved with the times
Echt and Pey: the cry of the magpie
Ball throwing in Horst: an ancient fertility ritual?
#Throwback: Carnaval 2001 in pictures
Carnival music: what is your favourite song?
A clean sweep: that's how Horn celebrates Carnaval.
Carnaval: where tradition and innovation meet
