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Fastnacht is held in the settlement area of the Germanic tribes of the Swabians and Alemanni, where Swabian - Alemannic dialects are spoken. The region covers German Switzerland, the larger part of Baden-Württemberg, Alsace, south-western Bavaria and Vorarlberg (western Austria ). The festival starts on the Thursday before Ash Wednesday, known ...
Helvetia is a playable location in the 2018 video game Fallout 76, which is set in the state of West Virginia. It is the staging ground of the popular Fasnacht day event in the game. Events and festivals. Fasnacht, last Saturday before Lent; West Virginia Maple Syrup Festival, third Weekend in March; Helvetia Ramp Supper, last Saturday in April
The Swabian - Alemannic carnival is known as Fastnacht, where Fast (en)-Nacht means the eve of the Fastenzeit ( lent ). Variants of the name are Fasnacht, Fasnet, or Fasent . Fastnacht is held in Baden-Württemberg, parts of Bavaria, Alsace, German Switzerland, and Austrian Vorarlberg. The festival starts on the Thursday before Ash Wednesday ...
Carnival of Basel. The Carnival of Basel ( German: Basler Fasnacht) is the biggest carnival in Switzerland and it is the main Protestant carnival in the world. [1] Basler Fasnacht takes place annually between February and March in Basel. It has been listed as one of the top fifty local festivities in Europe.
Fastnacht Day (also spelled Fasnacht, or in Pennsylvania German: Faasenacht) is an annual Pennsylvania Dutch celebration that falls on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. The word translates to "Fasting Night" or “Almost Night” in English. The tradition is to eat the very best foods, which are part of the German tradition, and ...
Saline Valley Warm Springs – hot springs in Death Valley National Park; Lake County. Harbin Hot Springs is a retreat and workshop center 93.4 miles (150.3 km) northeast of the San Francisco Bay Area, north of the Napa Valley, near Middletown. The center was closed for rebuilding after the Valley Fire of 2015. Los Angeles County
Von Steuben Day Parade. Von Steuben Day is a holiday traditionally held on a weekend in mid-September (von Steuben was born September 17), celebrating the Prussian-born Baron Friedrich von Steuben, who arrived in the United States as a volunteer offering his services to General George Washington in the American Revolutionary War.
Celebrate Literacy and Arts in the Park (April 23rd in Orange, VA) The Daffodil Festival. Highland County Maple Festival. International Children's Festival at Wolf Trap. Nekocon. Neptune Festival. RavenCon. Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Tephra Fine Arts Festival.