Women rule - at least today

Today, on Feb 15th at 11:11 am the Lord Mayor of Cologne Germany officially surrendered the keys of the city hall to a bunch of women, who immediately cut off the ties of the Lord Mayor and his entourage and kissed them afterwards, after which they raided the city hall to continue their "bloody" work inside.
Yes, it is true. 11:11 am was the beginning of street carnival in Cologne. it will last until the midnight between the 20th and 21st and end with the burning of the so-called "Nubbel", an effigy that works as a kind of scapegoat. Someone dressed as a priest will hold a sermon, in which the Nubbel is accused of guiding us into temptation of sinning, with a long register of sins named for which he will be rightfully burned. And today is the day the women rule. No-one wearing a tie will be safe today, which is sometimes an unpleasant surprise for businnes men who are not familiar with the custom. Most foreign companies warn their employees though meanwhile.
The climax of the street carneval will be on monday with the traditional big parade (which of course starts at 11:11 am). It will attract 2 million watchers (yes, 2 million! And Cologne only has a population of 1 million). The parade will need somewhere between 3 and 4 hours to pass.
By the way, today was only the beginning of "street carnival". Carnival itself officially started on Nov 11th last year. No-one beats the people of Cologne when it comes down to carnival.

kazansky wrote: interesting. but why they cut ties ?

It is a symbolic castration. Men don't have a say today.

Good idea: wear a tie.
Bad idea: Walk around naked.

I can't speak for my whole country, but my girlfriend is in always in charge . Ever since I had to buy a vaccum cleaner, but I bought a Robotech action figure instead. I don't have troubles with this: women are smarter. They work in colaboration instead of working in competition, and that is advantage in nature; they are far more organized (well, everyone is more organized than me, but still), etc. I love women. As for me, they can be in charge any time.

Mmm.. a celebration such as this would be a very good thing in this country. As I said in the Vlevet room last night, yesterday I spent Valentine's day with a dear friend, and the way guys looked at her was absolutely irritating.

Edited by cuncuna - February 15 2007 at 12:09

BaldFriede wrote: Today, on Feb 15th at 11:11 am the Lord Mayor of Cologne Germany officially surrendered the keys of the city hall to a bunch of women, who immediately cut off the ties of the Lord Mayor and his entourage and kissed them afterwards, after which they raided the city hall to continue their "bloody" work inside. Yes, it is true. 11:11 am was the beginning of street carnival in Cologne. it will last until the midnight between the 20th and 21st and end with the burning of the so-called "Nubbel", an effigy that works as a kind of scapegoat. Someone dressed as a priest will hold a sermon, in which the Nubbel is accused of guiding us into temptation of sinning, with a long register of sins named for which he will be rightfully burned. And today is the day the women rule. No-one wearing a tie will be safe today, which is sometimes an unpleasant surprise for businnes men who are not familiar with the custom. Most foreign companies warn their employees though meanwhile. The climax of the street carneval will be on monday with the traditional big parade (which of course starts at 11:11 am). It will attract 2 million watchers (yes, 2 million! And Cologne only has a population of 1 million). The parade will need somewhere between 3 and 4 hours to pass. By the way, today was only the beginning of "street carnival". Carnival itself officially started on Nov 11th last year. No-one beats the people of Cologne when it comes down to carnival.

An interesting event! I am curious though; When and Why did this Carnival begin?

Paradox wrote: An interesting event! I am curious though; When and Why did this Carnival begin?

Edited by Atkingani - February 16 2007 at 10:02

There is a saying in Poland: we (men) rule over the world and women rule over us!

Carnival: The ultimate religious holiday!

cuncuna wrote: Good idea: wear a tie. Bad idea: Walk around naked.