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Photos: Carnival revelers celebrate Rose Monday

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HERBSTEIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 11: A carnival reveler wears fancy dress and blue face-paint during the Springerzug carnival parade on the annual Rose Monday (Rosenmontag), February 11, 2013 in Herbstein, Germany. The Springerzug, literally 'jumping parade', is an interpretation of carnival tradition particular to Herbstein. Niklas (l.) attend the Springerzug. Rose Monday is the highpoint of the annual carnival in the region between Mainz, Cologne and Dusseldorf, where carnival has been an annual tradition since 1823 and celebrates free-spirited merrymaking before the beginning of Lent. (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)