carnival is the time before lent everywhere in the world where carnival is celebrated. it's a time before you're not supposed to weak certain things and above all things in the fact that for an interesting parts of it is a rich pastries and not hardly an essential part of comical in cologne many of the german and european cannibal capitals have traditionally takes traits of their own all with different names in southwestern germany things couldn't doble a called norman for its spanish carnival speech upon us dovi until. next week in the crazy days in italy the world famous carnival of venice as it stands to go loni and. polish revelers enjoy provoking in the run land the same flat pastry a cold and better. we have another pleasurable they all have the same problem before lent over groceries had to be used up so you might as well make something tasty out of them or come and he was like oh this was my. return of the season kicks off in cologne on november the 11th and the appetite for carnival goodies increases from week to week. then when the christmas star have all been

ah. 2 during carnival some $300.00 carnival societies in cologne hold over a 1000 fold and sessions that include fun music costumes tongue in cheek speeches and traditional kon of all songs. the official st con of will starts the thursday before ashwin's day and brings in the principal phase of the festivities the thursday belongs to the women read list so men be where the women cut off the men's ties and give them a little kiss bits here to make up for it. this is the time of the conifer 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 of us every year it's all over an ash wednesday when lent 40 days of fasting begins. cutting out neckties is a rich tradition 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 upheld t

kind of the said carnival is the time before lent this everywhere in the world where carnival is celebrated it's a time before you're not supposed to eat certain things and above all things high in fact you just got to fatigue is that. nothing to ash wednesday when lent begins the revelers in cologne can each with no guilty feelings and the most in london in particular are a sweets from the close and all to themselves. time for some exercise i got to burn off some calories. in the lead pocket skaters make their rounds on an elevated ice track it is 260 meters long and runs completely around the building and the low meet is the ice rink where the professionals train . plane and next to it a swimming pool play a cool combination of heavy energy balance is right the indoor pool is heated with the warmth that is generated to cool the ice arena this is unique in europe play. so you can really let off steam here with a clear conscience. play ok i ready for a trip to south america our of europe. was on vacation in argentina and he sent us a video and he wrote to us the world has to see this wonder

that's your cologne carnival that doesn't go down about 4. and this is how they're made for the dole you need flour. ground all mince and melted butter. does to mix the massive pan with the sugar and eggs. then a shot of rum goes into the mix. this thick almond paste has to stand overnight before it's ready to be cast out. under the modes amanda got their name because they look like all men's and contain lots of almonds actually for the most part they consist of almonds shells monder as. it did in the hot oil makes the nice and crispy. golden brown calorie bombs with $600.00 kilo calories per 100 grams. much the same goes for other staple combo treats holdfast the better that's intended and prescribed by centuries of church tradition. kind of the carnival is the time before lent this everywhere in the world. where carnival is celebrated it's a time before you're not supposed to eat certain things and above all things high in fact you just got to finish because i believe until ash wednesday when lent begins the rebel is in cologne can each wit

i'm in brazilfor the countdown to carnival.ad in america with one man and his very devoted dog. this week we're kicking off onjapan's northern island, hokkaido. it's the country's winter playground, hosting skiers and snowboarders from everywhere. this it's also home to one of the world's famous winter events — the sapporo snow festival. but, sadly, milder temperatures and drier conditions have led to problems for organisers this year. so carmen has pulled on her snow boots and headed north to see how they're coping. the wide open spaces of hokkaido. at any time of year people come here to be outdoors, but especially injanuary and february — the height of the ski season. the resorts on hokkaido are globally renowned, partly because of the quality of the snow. but also there's a real diversity in the landscape which provides fast black runs, gentle nursery slopes and loads of backcountry off—piste skiing. but this year, there's been a problem. it's the lowest snowfall on record injapan since 1961. and at this resort here they ha

for the highlight of the year — the carnival parade. know what is going on, but it's a rehearsal? ah, yes, this is the place where we actually do the rehearsal. so as you can see, it's an enormous place. we can get involved, apparently! i don't know what i'm doing! but maybe that's half the fun. behind me in this building a whole new generation is finding their best life through drums, dance, and a whole lot of fun. i think if we've learned something today, it's that carnival is much more than a party in brazil. it's part of its soul. well, that's all for this week. but coming up next week: i'm continuing myjourney through south america by heading across the border into argentina to find out how one of the continent's most fearsome predators mightjust hold the key to saving some of its most stunning scenery. oh, my... guys, this is... when you make eye contact with a beast of this size, your heartjust goes... so make sure not to miss it. but for now, from me, mike corey, and the rest of the travel show team here in beautiful brazil, it'

for the highlight of the year — the carnival parade.hat is going on, but it's a rehearsal? ah, yes, this is the place where we actually do the rehearsal. so as you can see, it's an enormous place. we can get involved, apparently! i don't know what i'm doing! but maybe that's half the fun. behind me in this building a whole new generation is finding their best life through drums, dance, and a whole lot of fun. i think if we've learned something today, it's that carnival is much more than a party in brazil. it's part of its soul. well, that's all for this week. but coming up next week, i'm continuing myjourney through south america by heading across the border into argentina to find out how one of the continent's most fearsome predators might just hold the key to saving some of its most stunning scenery. oh, my. guys, this is... when you make eye contact with a beast of this size, your heartjust goes... so make sure not to miss it. but for now, from me, mike corey, and the rest of the travel show team here in beautiful brazil, it's goodby

over 500 parties lined the streets of rio during carnival season, and this year you are during carnivalou are in luck, because the mayor has more than doubled the celebration, from 23 days to 50. so in 2020, there is plenty of time to join the fun. carnival began here almost 300 years ago as a ball for the portuguese elite. but since then, it's opened up to everyone. local groups called samba schools plan all year round for the event, designing floats and costumes and planning epic dance routines. these schools are often located in poor neighbourhoods, which beyond carnival preparations also provide havens for local children, teaching them vital skills to help them later in life. this is you in the photo? yes! it's got to be, right? this one! the smile is the same. king benefited first time from the social outreach provided by her samba school. you know, when you grow up ina school. you know, when you grow up in a favela you do not have a lot of opportunities, so when you get the chance to have an opportunity, you just grab it. so i started at the social project when i was about nine. a

carnival sessions and his wife. is. is working as a kindergarten nurse so the problem is there that is the danger is it could have spread into the kindergarten also the husband who was in the hospital treatment and in contact was roughly 40 or more people there now there's some unconfirmed reports that a doctor from that hospital may have been diagnosed. difference suspicious cases or cases of suspicious infection which haven't been confirmed yet of people whom she's people have been in contact with so basically the point is this. the likeliness that's a virus is already out here somewhere is increasing and it may be much more difficult to contain it anymore also is another problem is that nobody knows where the man contracted as a family contract itself virus in the 1st place so that's not that is that the initial infection chain has not been completely. clarified at 5 inch rats at daly's a science test thank you. and we'll take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world the covered 19 breaker

home fans in crazy costumes it baby arena could only mean one thing carnival. but labor couzin coming off euro police victory wasn't clowning around with aus burke aside that's only one once in their last 5 outings will labor couzens kevin fallen out have it's was sporting the captain armband for the 1st time in midway through the 1st half how that's found most of the abbey with the perfect past that led to the abbe's 4th goal this season 5 and a 3rd assist from kind habits. after the break nadeem a merry doubled labor couzens lead for his 1st goal for the club the mary picked up position inside the albert half and fired to goal surrounded by white jerseys. with the 2 nil victory laver couzens won 5 straight and all competitions and remain perfect at home in 2020 while out burke hasn't won on the road since december and in sunday's late game in the bundesliga wolfsburg enjoyed a 40 victory over mines croatian youngster yosef kahlo opened the scoring with a fantastic long range strike in the 21st minute the home side added another just before the break and if 3r

unprecedented measures to stop its spread that includes cancelling the final days of the venice carnival after a 3rd patient dies of the disease in italy also coming up. in the bundesliga bahrain leverkusen educate to a champions league spot his new captain caught harvard's pulling the strings they'd be struggling hausberg to claim their 5th consecutive victories. spicer welcome to the program as the corona virus spreads far beyond china several countries are taking tough new steps to contain it in italy the deaths of 3 people from the disease have prompted authorities to put several towns on lockdown and to cancel the final days of the carnival in venice. other countries are now on high alert including iran it has the highest death toll of any country outside of china south korea is the country with the 2nd most infections and has also seen a sharp jump in cases over the last few days. scenes like these from china's cities and lockdown are now becoming familiar across the globe following new deaths caused by the novel coronavirus. fazer remains the continent hardest hit by the outbreak

one week before she and her troop by for the title at the rio carnival. here is brazil's most famous somebody school and the defending champion but a bitter clash over monk era's theme this year is overshadowing preparations for the world famous parade. it centers around jesus christ a deliberate provocation by monk arrows members. it's a very emotional topic because we're going to show different versions of jesus as whites and blacks as a man and a woman and indigenous. this is the neighborhood of monk a gang infested slum on a hill in rio at its foot the renowned somebody school. how might the story of jesus have gone had he grown up here perhaps as a black woman or someone else that's the explosive question the monk era school will put on display during carnival while the dance troupe prepares in this complex . out on the beach evangelical christians gather for a religious ceremony. many feel outraged by the somebody schools plan for them jesus is white and untouchable. jesus saved me he saved my life he means everything to me and conservative pastors

now,w, what happened in the mide of the carnival parade that was happening in town today. car struck people from behind, they had come to the scene behind me here. there is a grocery store. it was one of the bends in the route for the parade. the locals havee j just saidd t the parade was just about to wrap up. ththere were q quite a few p pe packed into the section watching the parade, so there were quite a few people who were hit today when that driver drove into the crowd. >> and rebecca, we know that the police are saying that the driver could face attempted homicide charges. have you heard from anyone about the motivation here, why the driver did this? >> we haven't heaeard -- i havet heardd anything just yet about the motive, i know thatt police are going off of what eyewitness statements previously said where they said it appeared that the driver had deliberately accelerated into the crowd upon coming around the bend here for the carnival parade. what i have heard from locals here, there have been a couple of people who have wandered up to the scene still dressed in

possible are investigating possible attack after a car drove into a crowd of ravenous celebrating carnival the incident happened in the town of folds mollison and state of has more than 30 people have been injured some of them seriously the driver was arrested at the same police say they believe he acted intentionally. a carnival parade was moving through the streets of folk mas in a monday afternoon when a car drove into a crowd of people who had come to watch the procession police saying many people were hurt at the scene as a result of the crash in the small town in the german state of hassa authorities have shut down the area to allow emergency crews to attend to injured persons original newspaper reported that witnesses said the car went around a barrier blocking off traffic from the parade there are contradictory reports about whether the driver intended to drive into the crowd. police say he was a 29 year old german citizen and has now been arrested carnival parades in the rest of the state have now been canceled let's bring in correspondent kate brady welcome kate let's let's start

unesco withdrew the carnival from its cultural heritage list. despite the rebuke a handful of groups again chose to depict anti-semitic stereotypes the series such as orthodox jews with in 6 bodies. these men who dressed up if it. was a problem it's all about making fun of it why did everybody so it's not me she told course we are laughing with everybody we are laughing with our kingdom we are left with the mexicans are laughing with we are laughing with the koreans. nobody cares nobody is. and that is what this is a. most here at the parade would agree. this man hunt is a member of the jewish community in antwerp and lost many members of his family during the holocaust he says people depicting jews at the parade last year were ignorant so maybe could be given the benefit of the doubt but this year is different they should know better you no doubt by portraying jews the way you do your dippy hooding. because this is the way that made it possible that 6000000 jews were against. during the 2nd world war i was down to those images that couldn't hav

this is deja vu news live from berlin a car plows into a carnival parade here in germany injuring dozens of people 18 of them children the driver is in custody and is now facing charges of attempted homicide we'll go live to our correspondent also on the show. italy becomes the frontline in europe's battle to contain the corona virus 7 people have died and some 200 there are infected 10 towns remain under quarantine. and in new york there's a guilty verdict for the disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein one of course sexual predators who used the power to threaten. assault trip humiliate and solutions victims and he's now facing up to 25 years in prison after a jury convicts him of rape and sexual assault. also on the show exploring the culture of communication persian lessons opens at the belly all over the german star lars for training an s.s. officer tricked into learning a fantasy language. good to have you with us for the program today i'm brian thomas. we begin here in germany where police are investigating an incident in which a 29 year old man drove a car intentionally into a cro

i have seen a lot of people wearing period costumes, carnival costu mes wearing period costumes, carnival obviously, surgical masks. it is not the usual masks you see on the streets of venice this time of year. some of the measures the italian government are making, these effective quara ntining the italian government are making, these effective quarantining of com plete these effective quarantining of complete towns, but it is leaving some people asking if it is too little, too late? a lot of very strict measures, but italy was one of the first countries to stop flights to and from china. it is very unclear how this kind of situation has developed. yes, you are rightand situation has developed. yes, you are right and number of strict measures have been taken, including closing cinemas, schools, universities and people should not go to work in those towns, that are ina go to work in those towns, that are in a situation of lockdown. there is the army there because people have been told to stay indoors and not leave the town and people should not arrive at those towns either. so a lot of ve

and carnival goes political in rio de janeiro. for its treatment of minorities and indigenous peoples. brent: to our viewers watching on pbs in the united states and all around the world, welcome. we begin with the latest on the coronavirus here in germany. the countries health minister is warning that the country is at the beginning of a coronavirus epidemic. this comes after health officials confirmed seven new cases of covid-19, signaling the disease could be moving to a new phase. here is more from the german health minister. >> we are at the beginning of a coronavirus epidemic in germany. the cases into areas are further sign of this. this is a new aspect not traceable. multiple persons have had contact with the affected patients. >> that is a qualitative difference to the 16 cases we've already had in germany, where in each case the chain of infection could be traced back to china. brent: i want to take it to our political correspondent who is standing by here in berlin. good evening to you. the countries health minister the

chaos at carnival here in germany a car plows into crowds of festival revelers injuring dozens including children the driver is facing a charge of attempted homicide but police say his motive remains unclear also coming up the most anticipated verdict in the me to hollywood mogul harvey weinstein found guilty of sex cross a new york jury convicts him a felony sex crime and rate but it puts him of the most serious charge was china's annual national people's congress postpone for the 1st time in decades because of the corona virus and italian authorities imposing tough measures as 7 deaths and a dramatic rise in infections make it europe's flunked law in the battle against the disease. it's good to have you with us police here in germany are investigating a possible attack after a car was driven into a crowd of revelers celebrating carnival earlier today it happened outside a supermarket in the town of folk marson in the western state of. around 30 people were injured some of them seriously the driver was arrested at the scene and faces attempted homicide charges police believe that he act

it's carnival talk here in germany i'm actually a brazil 2 and someone who's appeared in both carnivals is the brazilian drag artist cut green left me born and brought up as he suffered from racism and homophobia in his country and found a 2nd and happy home here in germany she talked to us about the difficulties she has faced in life. the legendary carnival in rio here the team likely to be right on the float of the legendary man give us some by school the 1st drag queen to be given that honor it was nothing short of a sensation. but for drag queens dressing up and wearing make up isn't just for carnival for kathleen who goes by the name underneath when out of drag it's part of a job when she learns it takes under 45 minutes to transform into the alter ego of kathleen koch gaining the necessary self-confidence was a long and difficult path kathleen leclair he recalls her childhood in brazil. i was a young man who was black and poor because him and i really had to fight to be able to continue violence was you really have to have the balls and be a real man to keep going like that it rea

authorities in la nzarote's capital have cancelled all carnival celebrations.rio dejaneiro become a sea of colour and sound. the annual carnival is under way — and millions of people are expected to come out and celebrate. the festivities are due to last until next saturday, as tim allman reports. year after year, street after street, rio neverfails to impress. exuberance, joy and wonder. millions of people having a good time. this is rio's oldest street carnival, cordao da bola preta, which began more than 100 years ago. to some, it's much more than just a party. translation: we have to jump around with great joy, respecting each person's limits, respecting individuality, respecting their beliefs, respecting their options. kindness solves everything, kindness generates kindness, it generates love. that's what we need. and it's not just the people having fun. this is the annual pooch parade. dogs of all shapes and sizes dressed up and on display. it's hard to tell who's the more flamboyant, the animals or their owners? translation: it's great, we come every yea

values and germantown searches for answers after monday's car crash into a carnival direct 60 people were injured including many children the guy was facing charges of attempted murder. plots in focus at the berlin film festival of women and the politics of power to my colleagues i mean as defense contracts are listening to us from the red carpet. at the bell analogy day to filch one korean one american about women struggling to tell their own story plus the dark comedy from the up and coming italian director due diligence brothers that more coming up . but i must. and welcome the world health organization is warning governments around the world to prepare for the possible arrival of the corona virus so they can respond rapidly if necessary covert 19 has now infected more than 80000 people the vast majority of cases i'm china but it's spreading rapidly on tuesday the 1st cases were reported in maine and spain switzerland austria and croatia south korea has some of the highest numbers of confirmed cases outside china with nearly a 1000 people infected and 10 deaths and initially the o

be it into crowds of carnival. feel sorry legal hearing has begun in london today to determine whether jewish songs will be extradited to the u.s. for the wiki leaks founder wanted on hacking espionage charges. and israel carries out airstrikes on islamic jihad targets see cars and damascus following exchange of facilities with the group's militants in the perceived palestinian a flare up of the i.d.f. shot dead one of the islamist movements members of the gaza separation fence dragging away his body with a bulldozer. but. i. never get even his art international life from our world views h.q. here in moscow it's kevin only did it take you through the top stories this monday for next half hour or so to appreciate company course into a c and there's that breaking news to tell you 1st german media are reporting that at least 10 people including children have been injured the softer noon in the town of vote mass and after a car drove into a carnival procession there police say they have arrested the driver and not get

this is deja vu news live from berlin a car plows into a carnival parade here in germany injuring dozens of people many of them children the driver is in custody at this hour and is facing charges of attempted homicide we'll go live to our correspondent also on the show. italy becomes the frontline in europe's battle to contain the corona virus 7 people have died there some 200 are infected 10 towns remain under quarantine. and in new york there's a guilty verdict for the disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein weinstein is a vicious serial sexual predator who used his power to threaten rape assault trip to humiliate the son who is his victims. now very. good to have you with us for the program today i'm brian toms. we begin here in germany where police are investigating a likely attack after a 29 year old man drove a car into a crowd at a carnival parade the incident happened in the town of folk marzan that's in the western state of hessen some 30 people were injured many of them children the driver was arrested at the scene and faces charges including attempted homicide police believe h

these go on before and after the carnival.rehand will help you find the vibe you're after, whether it's a more boisterous crowded street event or a calmer, smaller gathering. it was galo da madrugada which broke the world record back in 2013, with more than 2.5 million people. each of the main samba school spends months designing their theme. they have a strong community basis and they are traditionally associated with a particular neighbourhood. if you want to see more from the samba schools, stay tuned for the travel show. the week of the carnival, we will have a special look at the work behind the scenes that goes into putting on this incredible show. that's all for trending travel this month, but please keep sending us the stories and events from the places you live and the places you love. see you next month. well, i'm afraid that's your lot for this week on the travel show. coming up next week, lucy braves the sri lankan traffic in an iconic tuk—tuk and gets to roadtest a new eco—friendly electric version too. it's so qu