The 11th of November is also the launching of the carnival season in North-Brabant and Limburg as well as in the Rhineland; the whole region beyond the border (Aachen, Köln...). Thus in Maastricht too there was a celebration. Everything started the 11/11 at 11.11 in the morning. It is called in the local dialect(the Limburgs) "vasteloavend" (/vasteloːvənd/ literally "Fasting evening", although that strictly refers only to the last day). Of course, it is the occasion to sing the many tunes (Vasteloavend Leedsjes) typically associated with the event!
I wish everybody "inne noekketieje vasteloavend"(a happy 'vasteloavend')!
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