wednesday and brings in the principle phase of the festivities the thursday belongs to the women revelers salmen be where the women cast off the men's ties and give them a little kiss bits here to make up for it. this is the time of the conical parades they reached a climax with the rose monday parade a tradition dating back to 1823. today colognes parade is the biggest in germany the several 100000 spectators are rewarded with shall is of candy. condensed famous cannibal means fun for all as every year it's all over an ash wednesday when lent 40 days of fasting begins. cutting up neckties as a rich addition here at the cologne kamel it dates back to an era where women when not allowed to take part that's no fun and so they started to rebel and for one day they revoked the power of man by cutting off their ties and this ritual is up to this day so it's hip for you men out there in kenya and if you go out today with a tie on don't expect it to look the same when you get back there are a lot of women in trays the costumes running around with us. so watch out. now in comparison to the cologne conne