On Facebook, we get to see photos of early Christmas decorations, such as lights strung in the windows. Granted, it is a bit early in my opinion, but only because we put up our deco and lights in late November. We wait till the plates with turkey have been cleared first.

However, when I got this flyer three weeks ago, announcing the first Faschingsparty of the season, I was more than astonished.

Don’t Germans usually wait with Fasching till after New Year’s Day? Even though Fasching season officially begins each year on 11-11 at 11:11 a.m., I think we should put away the St. Martin lanterns first, enjoy Christmas markets, and dig up the champagne glasses for New Year’s Eve.

But Fasching showed its distorted face once more when I got this notification in the mail: A Carnival Evening with a Difference.

I do not care for Fasching.