Motif wagons dominate carnival and carnival parades in many places in Germany. The meaning is not always immediately apparent, and the cars are not always highly political.
In the north, east, south and west, a lot of attention to detail goes into the designs. We show ten selected specimens and explain their meaning. The blind Cardinal Woelki in Cologne is a permanent guest at the Cologne Carnival, not as a person, but as a satire. The German Foreign Minister accidentally declared war on Russia in 2023.