Okay, so it's been a while. I've been busy! I'm visiting Jared in Germany for a bit... trying to learn German and explore the area. Last night Jared and I went on a walk to the Penny Markt to get some bread and eggs and hazelnuss milche. There has been a neighborhood carnival for the past few nights. Tonight we were wondering what the feurwehr was doing there! Well just as we pass through the carnival, the people start parading torches down the street! I got my camera and we started to follow/walk with the marchers. There was a band playing marching band music. We took a few turns and after a short bit were circled around a giant owl. A man started reciting a poem in German, at one point everyone started making weird noises. Then the firemen and women let down the rope and all the people (including tons of kids!) walked up to the owl and set it aflame. How cool! We watched it burn as the band continued to play.
