As of: February 12, 2024, 6:15 p.m
By: Constanze Julita
The Cologne Rose Monday procession 2024 runs across the city center.
24RHEIN shows the most beautiful photos from Rose Monday.
1 / 36The Cologne Rose Monday Procession 2024 – here are impressions from Severinstrasse.
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2 / 36Thousands of people followed the Cologne Rose Monday procession 2024.
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3 / 36Around 5.5 hours after the Cologne Rose Monday procession 2024 officially opened, the last train participant, Prince Sven I, officially starts at 3:36 p.m.
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5 / 36Farmer Werner (Werner Klupsch) takes part in the Rose Monday parade - without the virgin Frieda, but with a doll that is reminiscent of Frieda.
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6 / 36Tanzmariechen also take part in the Cologne Rose Monday procession.
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7 / 36,300 tons of sweets will be thrown into the crowd at the Rose Monday parade in 2024.
© Guido Schiefer/Imago.
8 / 36Around 11,500 participants take part in the Cologne Rose Monday procession © Guido Schiefer/Imago
9 / 36 The train is 8.5 kilometers long in total.
The route, however, is 7.5 kilometers long.
This means that the first participants are already finished and the last participants haven't even started yet.
© Christoph Hardt/Imago
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10 / 36Viewers watch the Rose Monday parade in Cologne - directly from their windows at home.
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11 / 36Singer Marita Köllner is also taking part in the Cologne Rose Monday procession 2024.
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12 / 36Several dance groups also take part in the train.
These dance along most of the route.
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14 / 36NRW Minister Hendrik Wüst is running the 7.5 kilometer route of the Cologne Rose Monday procession this year.
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15 / 36Up to 1.5 million people follow the Cologne Rose Monday procession 2024 © Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa
16 / 36Thousands of people follow the Cologne Rose Monday procession 2024 on the side of the road. © Oliver Berg/dpa
17 / 36At midday the Rose Monday procession is in full swing © Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa
18 / 36Thousands of Jecke stand along the train route to cheer on the Zoch.
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19 / 36Impressions of the Cologne Rose Monday procession 2024 - directly from Severinstrasse.
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21 / 36Cat Balou was allowed to open the Rose Monday procession 2024 © Herbert Bucco/Imago
22 / 36 Stephan Brings from the Cologne band of the same name is also celebrating the Rose Monday procession in Cologne together with the Jecken.
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23 / 36Of course, Prince Sascha I and farmer Werner from the Cologne triumvirate cannot be missing from the Rose Monday procession.
Virgo Frieda is canceled due to health reasons.
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24 / 36Riders and horses from the Jan von Werth riding corps take part in the Rose Monday parade © Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa
25 / 36Impressions of the Cologne Rose Monday procession 2024. © Oliver Berg/dpa
26 / 36Hendrik Wüst, Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, takes part in the Rose Monday parade in Cologne.
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27 / 36Prime Minister Hendrick Wüst celebrates with Mayor Henriette Reker at the Rose Monday procession in Cologne.
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28 / 36Herbert Reul (r), Interior Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, is taking part in the 2024 Cologne Rose Monday parade.
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29 / 36 Colorfully costumed, the Jecken parade through Cologne city center during the Rose Monday procession.
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30 / 36With a Kölsch in their hand, the Jecken are looking forward to one of the highlights of the Cologne Carnival: the Rose Monday parade 2024. © Guido Schiefer/ IMAGO
31 / 36The float of the carnival company Blaue Funken presents itself on the Rose Monday procession in Cologne.
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32 / 36The Cologne Rose Monday procession 2024 opened in Cologne to great cheers.
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33 / 36The Cologne band Cat Ballou is taking part in the Rose Monday parade 2024 in Cologne.
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34 / 36 Wicky Jungnatalh and his wife are also taking part in the Rose Monday procession in Cologne: “It's just pure joy,” Jungnatalh tells 24RHEIN.
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35 / 36The Jecken are already gathering on the stages around the Rose Monday procession in Cologne.
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36 / 36The Rose Monday procession 2024 starts on Severinstrasse and then moves across Cologne to Mohrenstrasse.
One of the first cars is the train conductor's.
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Cologne – The Cologne Rose Monday procession is one of the highlights of the Cologne Carnival.
The Rose Monday Procession 2024 will move across the Cologne city center district on February 12, 2024 from 10 a.m. - from Severinstrasse to Mohrenstrasse.
During the parade, visitors can dust off Kamelle and Strüßjer, while the colorfully costumed Jecken parade through the streets of the cathedral city with Cologne music.
As every year, elaborately designed floats can be seen that depict political and socially relevant topics.