Comments on: Carnival is Coming

By: locusta

locusta — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:42:26 +0000

I do think people eat herring today, although I don’t think we will. I think, as an expat, its important to try and participate in these sorts of things. I’ve always said I’ll try anything once; which is not entirely accurate but does hold true for these sorts of events.

By: Aledys Ver

Aledys Ver — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:36:16 +0000

You are, in a way, a privileged expat since you got to experience the whole thing first-hand and it’s nice to see that you care to join in. I love how so many of the traditons have a religious or historic meaning. I still haven’t been able to find out what the colours of the flag stand for…
How about the traditional eating of herring today, on Ash Wednesday? Do they do that in Maastricht, too? In Spain they have the “entierro de la sardina” (burying the sardine) on Wednesday during Carnival, with a funeral procession and all )

Have a nice day!

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Throw Me Somthing, Mister! « A Flamingo in Utrecht — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:29:24 +0000

[...] among others. Although I haven’t experienced a Dutch Carnaval yet, from what I understand, it’s not that different from the New Orleans Mardi Gras with which I’m familiar. People dress up in costumes, there [...]

By: locusta

locusta — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:37:50 +0000

I’m already a bit overwhelmed. Last night we went out with a few Dutch people from my husband’s work and we ended up in an extremely crowded pub. People were literally packed in like sardines.

By: Sean Eatherden

Sean Eatherden — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:01:13 +0000

I wish I could be in Maastricht to join in the carnival fun. Spent a few hours in Aachen on thursday night, driving from Budapest. many drunker revelers around.

Have a great Carnival.

Sean
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