Remich Cavalcade and Stréimännchen

Remich, a small wine town on the Moselle, has two carnival highlights. On Ash Wednesday a straw figure, the Stréimännchen, is carried in a dancing procession to the Moselle bridge, then burned and thrown into the river to bring carnival to a close. A few weeks later, at mid-Lent ('Halleffaaschten'), the cavalcade parades through town to the riverside esplanade. The party then carries on in a big tent on Place Dr F. Kons and in the bars. The organisers also hold a party the evening before the parade, plus a children's ball; 2027 details are still to be published.