The Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht is the pre-Lenten carnival in Alemannic folklore in Switzerland, southern Germany, Alsace and western Austria.
It is also known in parts of Pennsylvania Dutch Country as Fasnacht Day and is celebrated on the day before Ash Wednesday, which is the last Tuesday before Lent.
PRESENT LOCATION IS WINTERTHUR-SWITZERLAND DATE 2010 02 20
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian-Alemannic-Fastnacht
Hey, I was there too :-)
saltyshellback 5 months ago