regardless of where you were... Fasching, Mardi Gras, or Carnival or some other name... here in graz it was an excuse to get out of school early, stop working, and dress up as anything you want or just put on the clothes you would never wear any other time... and for many of the people it's an excuse to start drinking in the wee hours of the morning.
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This guy was the main commentator for ORF television, he was wearing a really cool jacket that was covered in some very cool buttons, all very unique :) but as the parade continued he got progressively covered in silly string.
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ORF Commentator
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Slovenian animal or something...
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looks a little less menacing when covered in neon silly string
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Austrian ski bumb lodge :)
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the message to use glass containers instead of plastic, there were other environmentally friendly messages as well, including paper bags instead of plastic, and oil spills
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creative way to be a potted plant
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police keeping order with the masses
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these pastries were everywhere as the traditional Fasching food. though most didn't have pretty heart-shaped sugar on top
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it was a lot of fun to see people just relaxing and having fun for the day, the parks were filled with people just hanging out and playing games. I unfortunately had no ridiculous items of clothing to wear, but it was fun walking around taking pictures of people who did. I was a little unprepared for the number of people dressed up. When I saw everyone else dressed up, I wished I had had some crazy thing to wear... oh well, next time.
if you want to see more Fasching pics, view this album:
2011 Graz Fasching
and ps. i just found out that in Scotland the tradition is just to eat pancakes on the day :) yum.
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