a look behind the scenes the at colonus notoriously crazy carnival if they have to date around the clock on our website that's w dot com on the call for like thanks for turning a. clearing to. everyone who loves books has to go insane. to tell you literature list hundred must reads. what's the connection between bread. and the european. no gilberto's e.w. correspondent and avid baker throughout the. turn. and metro about recipes for success strategies that make a difference. baking bread. on. the food. yeah. yeah funny looking happy people as far as the eye can see the german city of cologne is in carnival fever. the people heading the celebrations are called the tiger triumvirate composed of a prince a peasant and a maiden. over the course of seven weeks they perform at hundreds of carnival events and they call that fun. oh. man. in an elevator at a hotel in cologne heading down. a little the day be like your exciting nice. now the carnival is well underway the triumvirate sleep at a hotel though not much they put in for one hundred appearances at carnival events in less than two months

over the course of seven weeks they perform at hundreds of carnival events and they call that fun. oh. i. love. love. in an elevator at a hotel in color i'm heading down there to do a little the day be like. exciting nice because now the carnival is well underway the triumvirate sleep at a hotel though not much they put in for one hundred appearances at carnival events in less than two months and are often on the go twelve hours a day still despite their grueling schedule the job has its rewards. when you go to a senior sermon a ninety year old woman in the front row says i had to reach ninety to get this close to the triumvirate those are moments you don't forget for the. horses. each year a new term for it is selected by the cologne carnival festival committee the three men's convoy resembles the visit from a head of state legend has it that during carnival they other ones who pull the city. after some last minute adjustments they're ready for their first appearance of the day the fruits of. their love and they didn't. fall asleep standing up. obviously like you should have shave

thank you no one thinks anything of it that the carnival is parade through the barracks. muscles that goes together because we're ordinary citizens we really appreciate cologne carnivals tiger and of course we're allowed to have some fun we're not just serious really our work is serious but we know how to party. any half an hour later the prince is already posing for photos elsewhere it's a lot of running around to spread some good cheer so why do it. but will match their goal are two folks from cologne do this to hold a mirror up to fellow residents and their city it's from the jester who held a mirror up to the people there starting i have to go. to sleep. i. believe cannibal and christianity go hand in hand the faithful enjoy life to the fullest prior to the depredations of lent. well he brings joy to others every day the prince's own family season just once a week. ya obviously they view it with mixed feelings they're happy to always get lots of folk. me and say look there's papa but on the other hand they miss me a lot of fellows like a philistine child alone to be a

during carnival they other ones who built the city. after some last minute adjustments they were ready for their first appearance of the day differences for the sorts of stories. they didn't. fall asleep standing up. obviously like you should a shave your legs you look silly. there's no big states here it's a quick visit to a local newspaper. the prince's gods are on hand. for his craziness the charming prince mark the first mark michelle. in his normal life his craziness is a joy but he doesn't and essentially his princely performance to sleep. during it is hard to miss the peasants mock a smile. it doesn't normally end his living as a financial adviser and like the other two men he's also a father. to. hold over the peasants main job is to look threatening to represent the city's defensive capabilities i think i have to look pretty much down pat my accomplished and could you give us a little demonstration place. i'm sure now the prettiest thing on earth colognes protector and mother from the society of basic is a shaft through kern f

time has come for the peasants the prince and then made it to take over the german city of cologne carnival is here with the age old traditions and just to fittings in full swing. welcome to the program i'm marian evans team in algeria police have fired tear gas to disperse tens of thousands of demonstrators marching through central algiers against president. is the biggest protest in the algerian capital since the arab spring eight years ago which of sega has been in power since one thousand nine hundred ninety nine and despite suffering a stroke five years ago the eighty one year old announced he was running for a fifth term in office. it was the biggest turnout of demonstrators so far after a week of nationwide protests the demonstration in algiers started peacefully with thousands marching in the streets after friday prayers they chanted bye-bye beautifully and peaceful peaceful many carried signs with slogans and drink themselves in national symbols large crowds also gathered in other cities according to residents and local media the protestors are against incumbent president up to les

members of one of rears evangelical churches praying ahead of carnival. like selloffs and we're also going on the street today to tell all the people that jesus loves them that he wants to ensure their family's lives and that god loves them. it is indeed an unusual samba school gathered at copacabana beach that part of the charismatic ball of jeanette a horse noble evangelical movement. no skimpy costumes here and also no alcohol that's to boot this church its minister says they want to celebrate it clean carnival. you see you can have fun without alcohol without disputes without all the things that usually associate with carnival like having affairs or people getting killed not. everything is better with jesus they saying even jelly calls are growing force in brazil and they have powerful allies in politics some ministers evangelicals and evangelicals strongly support the recently elected right wing president child both . a short distance down the street another sound the school is getting ready yet if the name of beach korea's gay community also celebra

community also celebrates carnival. they're deeply concerned by the election of polls a narrow who's repeatedly expressed homophobic views on if he's gotten that we're going through difficult times with all these crazies who have just come to power in presell but will have to stand up to them and that's why there's carnival is the state it cannot always stays. but they have nothing against evangelicals getting into the carnival spirit. we need religious and social freedom the evangelicals don't drink and i want either today this is water. off the main thing is that everyone feels good and happy to see. the evangelicals at copacabana have a particular goal for carnival they want to convert nonbelievers. because we want to reach those who don't yet know jesus christ who can also be happy without alcohol drugs and those kinds of things in this world we don't need them we've got jesus not i just was not exactly the usual carnival slogan. now to the growing number of students striking from schools around the world to demand

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throughout germany colorful carnival celebrations are on the way with parades concerts and all sorts of merrymaking spilling onto the streets according to the tradition the prince the peasant and the maiden govern the merry folk of during the con of all the partying reaches a feverish pitch in the days leading up to the christian holy day of ash wednesday the start of lent. in real life they are a lawyer an investment banker and an entrepreneur but when carnival comes around these men transform into the triumvirate the highest ranking representatives of the cologne carnival festivities prince mark peasant marcus and maiden michael the tradition goes back hundreds of years and because carnival was always a male domain behind the maiden's mask is a man in the past two months the triumvirate has attended more than four hundred carnival meetings sometimes for twelve hours at a time but despite the hard work this is a much sought after jump says made in michael devlin's i was there with one in zero nine i met someone over ninety years old who smiled and said i had to stay alive this long

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in 1974, the country made carnival its own. >> from the 1980's, it became a carnival of bissau.eneral carnival of guinea-bissau is the manifestation of our cultutural values. it is a platform for demonstrating our cultural heritage. the stories and the artifacts of our ancestors. reporter: held every year in the capital, the carnival showcases the tiny west african nation's huge diversity. >> the carnival is important in guinea-bissau because people come here and show the traditional culture. >> the carnival is culture, and religion, too. >> we started to lose our culture. but we shouldn't, because we are africans. we should be proud of our culture. reporter: as festivities draw to a close for this year, these carnival lovers are making the most of the chance to show off their skills. phil: coming up next here on "the day" -- coming up next on dw, it is "the day." we will have another bulletin of world news at the top of the hour. until then, have a good day. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.

members of one of rears evangelical churches praying ahead of carnival. like selloff and we're also going on the streets today to tell all the people that jesus loves them that he wants to enter their family's lives and that god loves them. it is indeed an unusual samba school gathered at copacabana beach that part of the charismatic ballinger never a horse no bull evangelical movement. no skimpy costumes here and also no alcohol that's to boot this church it's minister says they want to celebrate it clean carnival. you see you can have fun without alcohol without disputes without all the things that usually associated with carnival like having a fish is people getting killed not. everything is better with jesus they saying even jelly calls are a growing force in brazil and they have powerful allies in politics some ministers evangelicals and evangelicals strongly support the recently elected rightwing president. a short distance down the street another sound the school is getting ready yet if the name of beach korea's gay community also celebrates carniv

it is a carnival bag -- carnival gag. they say anything goes at carnival. floats and candy have been packed away for another year. these comments could haunt the would-be chancellor for some time to come. phil: keith flint, the leader of the bad the prodigy -- band, the prodigy has died. he sang lead vocals on firestarter. he was about to caps off -- kick off a major tour. here is a reminder of our top story this hour. venezuela's oppositi leader juan guaido has been addressing a huge crowd of supporters. he defied a thread by president nicolas maduro to arrest him for breakingnghe travel l ban. comiming up next, i will be back with the day. you can always keep up on our website dw.com. have a good day. . gage with what's happening in our lives today. presented by jackson confronts twenty four and twenty four don't call. yeah but it is what is a life in paris will news and analysis fromom francee i cap i'm margotn these. other r men well these headligh. one quite a lance back in venezuela greeted by thousands of supporters the self proclaimed. interim presi

these men transform into the triumvirate the highest ranking representatives of the cologne carnival festivities prince mark peasant marcus and maiden michael the tradition goes back hundreds of years and because carnival was always a male domain behind the maiden's mask is a man in the past two months to triumph or it has attended more than four hundred carnival meetings sometimes for twelve hours at a time but despite the hard work this is a much sought after jump says made in michael devlin's i was there with one in zero if i met someone over ninety years old who smiled and said i had to stay alive this long so i could finally meet the triumvirate face to face priceless. just that every year the triumvirate is chosen by a special festival committee the highest board within the cologne carnival society the three are treated like royalty as they're driven around in the motorcade during carnival the city bounce to them. you know the peasants main task is to look evil and represent the fighting spirit of our city. and i think i've got it down with this look at the cross over. the root

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it's carnival again in. time for candy costumes and political satire u.s. president trump germany's diesel scandal plastic pollution and the demise of germany social democrats are just some of the headliners of one parade in cologne amid the festivities angela merkel every parent and leader of germany's conservatives and click come karrenbauer has come under fire for making a con of all joke about into sex and transgender people they have ardent fun or a short clip from billy who's been to berlin recently they've got the latter a monkey also a faction they're introducing toilets for the third gender this is for men who can't decide if they want to sit or to stand when they pay don't know that's once a convention that that's what the quip was badly received by both l g b t rights groups as well as politicians from across the political spectrum but then deputy mayor klaus lid of a called the footage a travesty the chairperson of the largest party in the bundestag finds it funny to denounce groups of people who don't meet the current macho gnomes using khan of

with the carnival now over, more crowds will soon be on the streets.h the opposition and maduro's government plan to hold rival demonstrations on saturday. >> the un's human rights chief is calling on france to open investigation on police brutality during the yellow vests protests -- the yellow vest protests. france was also called upon to continue to dialogue with protesters who have been taking to the streets. for more, we go across the france 24 -- to france 24's reporter, in geneva. how did france make its way into a speech by the u.n. human riggts chief? >> this is that high commissioner's annual report onn human rights violations and abuses globally, and f france ws high n thh list, along with other countries like zimbabwe, , bubut thesudan high commissioner pointtd the finger at any countries besides france. she also pointed the finger att% concerns about the uninid states across the border and highlighted her concerns about the european union and urged them to prioritizee to save the lives of migigrants crossing the mediterranean by allowing c

and rio de janeiro's world famous carnival takes off with revelers color slowly and protesting against president joe you're both a narrow and discriminatory discourse. player . played. on a cultural like welcome to the program. the u.s. aerospace company space x. has launched a rocket designed to carry astronauts to the international space station after lifting off from cape canaveral in florida it's due to reach the i assessed on sunday we're told stay for just under a week there's no one on board this flight but if it's successful we could soon see astronauts taking off from u.s. soil for the very first time since the end of the space shuttle program three two one here it's been. this rocket could soon bring manned space flight back to the united states for the first since twenty eleven for space x.'s finder this moment was a long time in the making. has been seventeen years to get to this point in two thousand two hundred now. and an incredible amount of hard work and sacrifice for a lot of people after i got my mom. well emotionally exhausted. because of those service. but it worke

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carnival in venice is both elegant and mysterious. it's the highlight of the year for haas talk and your hunch looter. in their hotel room the couple makes sure their fratto costume survive the trip and . they hope to win the official costume competition again this year designed the costumes and then spend hours making them . do it all still in the small town of in north western germany it often takes years for an idea to become a. welcome to a castle looks like something out of the eighteenth century but it's also my studio . let's use them first because in the venice competition ten years ago and one place. they've taken the top spot another four times since then. back in venice the couple are just about to make their first public appearance with a new costume. the very first dog presents a bit of a challenge. but the first reactions seem positive. because we're quite pleased. but it's tough to get through alleys upstairs and across bridges the headdress is pretty heavy. but now we know where the problems are and we can fix them. th

meet a german couple who have conquered the venice carnival. and . david leavitt's delves into in our series one hundred german must read. we begin with the savvy contemporary art gallery here in berlin and its founder. will be my guest in the studio in a minute it's a very unique place which calls itself a laboratory for. a new way to look it up we'll find out but first more about the gallery. thinks our relationship with art should be more open he favors horizontal thinking instead of a vertical hierarchical approach. has always been open to the new born in cameroon capital in one thousand nine hundred seventy seven he studied food technology in berlin and received a doctorate in medical biotechnology but he's always had a passion for art. eventually he decided to dedicate his life to it becoming an independent exhibition organizer nowadays he's one of the most in demand curators in the world. that reputation is well earned ten years ago founded the art space savvy contemporary in a former been in power plant in two thousand and fifteen he became o

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