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Black-Forest Carnival by DOUGLAS CHANDLER There is something peculiar about February. The Romans knew it as the month of purification; the ancient Teutons as the time to get rid of accumulated grudges and other devilry; while the Catholic Church gave it a sort of special licence for Carnival before the Lenten fast. To whatever mixture of these and other traditional elements … [Read more...] about Discover Fasching, the bizarre and often hilarious carnival of the Black Forest – Geographical Archive March 1938 issue