Carnival In Cologne

COLOGNE, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 04: Carnival revellers joke with Policemen from Berlin during Weiberfastnacht celebrations as part of the carnival season on February 4, 2016 in Cologne, Germany. Carnival partying and parades, a centuries-old tradition in western and southwestern Germany, traditionally goes from today until Ash Wednesday on February 10 and culminates in Rose Monday on February 8. Police are on added alert this year, particularly in Cologne, due to the New Year`s Eve sex attacks on women that have been attributed to gangs of North African men, predominantly from Algeria and Morocco. Police have created safe areas and brought in additional lighting for poorly-lit streets. (Photo by Volker Hartmann/Getty Images)