My Favorite Costumes in Dieburg’s Fasching Parade, 2015
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My Favorite Costumes in Dieburg’s Fasching Parade, 2015

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Fasching is over. All the hard work that the groups put into creating their costumes was obvious. As always, we continue to be impressed that costumes are sewn, and floats constructed, by each individual group.

Here are my picks for the most memorable groups this year (but in no particular order)…

FRENCH FRIES

Okay, this isn’t just because I love McDonald’s fries. These guys looked great. They were preceded by a bottle of ketchup float. And now I’m hungry.

mcdonalds costumes

 

BAZINGA!

That’s right: Big Bang Theory made it to a small-town German Karneval parade.

big bang theory, sheldon

 

VIKINGS

These guys made their presence known as they marched down the street, playing manly Viking drums. The beat is still in my head.

karneval dieburg fasching vikings

 

THIS COBRA FLOAT

This group knows how to make a float. Last year‘s Steampunk float was awesome, and they did not disappoint this year with their cobra and platform for their princesses.

cobrakarneval dieburg fasching cobra float

 

PIRATES

These pirates could have been right out of the movies. They had one of the highest-quality costumes in the parade.  My best pictures had kids in them, so I am just posting this one. You can still see the quality in this pic. Look for them in the Pirates of the Caribbean’s next sequel.

karneval dieburg fasching pirate costume

 

YABBA DABBA DOO!

I’m a sucker for the nostalgic groups. Last year‘s Ghostbusters group was a definite favorite. This year, a group of Flintstones stomped down the street.

yabba dabba do, fred flintstone costumes

 

HEADLINERS

I loved this simple but well done concept, putting everyone’s face on the front page.

cool costumes, newspaper costume

 

MARCHING BANDS

It’s no secret: I can’t get enough of the marching bands. And fortunately, there are bands scattered throughout the parade. Some wear the same traditional costume they wear for parades, whereas others put on such costumes as clowns and angels. There were at least a half a dozen bands, some of which marched in awesome little formations, given the narrow streets they’re working with.

karneval dieburg fasching marching bandkarneval dieburg fasching angel marching band

 

SLICES OF CAKE

There was more than one group dressed as slices of cake, but these guys “layered” the slices with Dieburg Fasching colors. Very nice.  And now I’m hungrier.

karneval dieburg fasching pie costume

 

HIPPIES

Seriously, this guy embodies the fun hippie spirit, doesn’t he? There was another group of hippies (with afros), but they didn’t quite meet this level of enthusiasm. Peace, Love, and Dieburg!

karneval dieburg fasching hippies

 

SPINSTERS

These ladies looked great–I didn’t recognize them at first, and I know both of them!

karneval dieburg fasching old lady costume

 

STUFF BETWEEN LEGS

Okay, maybe I just like watching people wear big costumes that make them look like they’re riding something down the street.  This year, two groups stick out (ha, like really stick out) –

karneval dieburg fasching
Storks
flamingo costumes dieburg fasching karneval parade
Flamingos

 

THE DIEBURG FLOAT

This mascot gets me every time.

karneval dieburg fasching float

 

For last year’s picks for Most Noteworthy costumes, see here!

 

 

 

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Kari Martindale

Kari Martindale likes words, so she uses them a lot. Kari sits on the Board of Maryland Writers' Association and is involved with various nonprofits. She writes spoken word poetry, children's books, and other stuff, like whatever blog post you just read. Kari has visited over 35 countries and all 50 States, and is always planning her next road trip. She likes her family a lot; they tolerate her just fine.
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