Carnival 2025: Experience colorful moves and foolish fun up close!

Carnival 2025: Experience colorful moves and foolish fun up close!

St. Pölten, Österreich - The carnival time has reached its climax! In the region around St. Pölten, including Wilhelmsburg, Ober-Grafendorf and Herzogenburg, the exuberant party mood is brought to life through magnificent removals, colorful costumes and happy masquerades. As reported by the Lower Austrian news , numerous people stream in the streets to the last carnival weekend celebrate.

But what makes Carnival so special? The blog mein-lernen.at explains that carnival is a centuries-old tradition that is celebrated before Lent. Colorful moves, happy parties and the dressing in imaginative costumes have established themselves over the centuries. People believe that they can pass the winter with loud moves and colorful masks and keep evil spirits away. This year the sweet surprises in the form of candies that are thrown by moving cars are a special highlight for the children and contribute to the festive mood.

traditions and customs

Rosenmontag is the highlight of the celebrations, followed by the carnival day on which the last exuberant parties take place before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. During this festive season, large moves take place in many cities, in which people with music and singing express their joy. Popular carnival calls such as "Helau" and "Alaaf" halls through the streets and create an unforgettable atmosphere. The elaborately decorated cars and the creative costumes of the participants ensure amazement and enthusiasm among the spectators.

The carnival not only offers children, but also adults, a way to slip into other roles and leave their everyday life behind for a while. In many schools and kindergartens there is also a lot of celebrations, so that the whole family can enjoy the colorful carnival season. The dressing and anticipation for the next celebrations are firmly anchored in culture and make this time a special experience for young and old.