Rodgau
Once in the year in January and February the whole region is celebrating carnival, the local name is Fasenacht or Fastnacht. It is mostly a tradition of catholic areas. The local names come from a period named Fastenzeit (a time of fasting) some weeks before Easter, when one should do fasting. The celebrations are always ending on Tuesday midnight and the fasting period starts on the following Wednesday, named Aschermittwoch.