If you haven’t noticed already, the Carnaval is starting tomorrow (5th of March).
Traditionally the cities and villages are renamed during Carnival. Eindhoven is called “Lampegat” (“Lightbulb township”) during the next few days and Maastricht is called “Mestreech” (Limburg Dutch dialect). If you want to know the alternative name of your city of town, check this page.
During carnival a procession is organized, with several floats (praalwagens). In Eindhoven the procession is help on the 5th of march around 13.00. Please check the agenda for Eindhoven on the following website: http://www.federatie-eindhovens-carnaval.nl/ (use Google to translate it). For processions in Limburg please check this website.
I Hope you enjoy the tradition of the South. I invite you to share your pictures. Please post them on our Facebook page.
