Rose Monday in Cologne: highlight of the street carnival. Camels, costumes and carriages: the big Rose Monday procession has started in Cologne.

The Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hendrik Wüst (CDU), is running in Cologne and said: “That's good in a time that isn't always just mega” Carnival is a living diversity, just like the whole of North rhine-westphalia. The pictures below show the Rose Monday parades in Cologne, Mainz and Düsseldorf.