street: Rosenmontag

During the Rosenmontag carnival parade in Mainz in Germany a man is hanging and scavenging inside a trash can. His legs and the trash can are faintly lit by the evening sun
Rosenmontag

During the Rosenmontag carnival parade in Mainz in Germany. The Mainz Carnival is a month-long citywide carnival celebration in Mainz, Germany that traditionally begins on 11 November but culminates in the days before Ash Wednesday in the spring. 

It is one of the largest carnival events in Germany and, along with the Cologne and Düsseldorfer carnivals, Mainz is one of the three cities prominent in the rhenish carnival tradition. Aside from the celebrations, parades, and jollity which are typical of carnival traditions in many countries, the Mainz carnival has an unusual emphasis on political and literary humor and commentary.