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Revelers celebrate street Carnival across German Rhineland

Revellers pose in front of the Cologne Cathedral at the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Revellers celebrate at the traditional Alter Markt the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) A reveller arrives with a shower costume in the city center at the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Revellers dance in front of the Cologne Cathedral at the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Revellers arrive in the city center at the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Revellers dance in front of the Cologne Cathedral at the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Revellers dance in front of the Cologne Cathedral at the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Revellers celebrate at the traditional Alter Markt the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Revellers celebrate at the traditional Alter Markt the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Revellers dance in front of the Cologne Cathedral at the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Revellers celebrate at the traditional Alter Markt the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Revellers pose in front of the Cologne Cathedral at the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Revellers celebrate at the traditional Alter Markt the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) A reveller arrives with a shower costume in the city center at the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Revellers dance in front of the Cologne Cathedral at the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Revellers arrive in the city center at the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Revellers dance in front of the Cologne Cathedral at the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Revellers dance in front of the Cologne Cathedral at the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Revellers celebrate at the traditional Alter Markt the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Revellers celebrate at the traditional Alter Markt the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Revellers dance in front of the Cologne Cathedral at the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Revellers celebrate at the traditional Alter Markt the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Carnival revellers celebrate with tens of thousands the start of the street carnival Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (Thomas Banneyer/dpa via AP) Carnival revellers celebrate with tens of thousands the start of the street carnival Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (Thomas Banneyer/dpa via AP)
Revelers celebrate street Carnival across German Rhineland