Rose Monday parade in Fulda: Change in change without firecrackers!

Rose Monday parade in Fulda: Change in change without firecrackers!

On March 5, 2025, the largest Rose Monday parade Hessen took place in Fulda. The spectacle began at 1:30 p.m.: Instead of the traditional eleven cannon shots, the carnival prince Johannes Caravanicus LXXXII opened. The move with a wooden starting flap. This was a direct episode of the weapon ban zone in Fulda introduced on March 1, 2025, which prohibits the sprinkling of fireworks. With a opening song that was in love with the title "I am in love", and colorful balloons were initiated in a new way.

The President of the Fulda Carnival Society (FKG), Oliver Weißenberger, confirmed the change and explained the waiver of the cannons as a sign of solidarity. The reigning prince Johannes also expressed his disappointment with the loss of this tradition, in which the firecrackers normally served as a striking sign of the move. Despite these challenges, the mood among the 70,000 spectators along the route was excellent.

topics and attractions of the move

A total of around 4,000 participants took part in the move in 254 train numbers. They presented a colorful mix of traditional and modern costumes that captivated the audience. The contribution of the Antonius Foundation was particularly striking, whose car showed a huge syringe that bored into the buttocks of the AfD politician Björn Höcke. The well -known entertainer Guildo Horn supported the foundation's message, which caused additional sensation.

But not only political topics were dealt with: the new hood of the Fulda city palace also found its humorous place in the move, while city building councilor Daniel Schreiner was disguised as a tower of the city palace. These representations underlined the diversity and creativity with which the Fuldaers reacted to local and global political issues, including even allusions to U.S. President Donald Trump.

After all, the move took about four hours and offered the spectators a spectacle that, despite the changed process, did not give up boredom. The Fuldaer celebrated her Fastnacht with full enthusiasm and creative ideas that made the heart of everyone beat faster in the cathedral city.

As reported, the introduction of the weapon ban zone not only ensured a rethink in the tradition of the move, but also made it also clear that security at the celebrations had the top priority. While nudist vice-vice Jan-Christoph Frühauf noticed that when the ban was introduced, the move was still a complete success, in which people made the celebration over all difficulties.