PHOTO COLLECTION: Germany Carnival
PHOTO COLLECTION: Germany Carnival
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Alter Markt (Old Marketplace) in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers from Bamberg celebrate in front of the Cologne Cathedral the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Alter Markt (Old Marketplace) in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Heumarkt (Hay Market) square in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Police secures the start of the street carnival at the Heumarkt (Hay Market) square in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
A reveller dances with himself during the start of the street carnival at the Heumarkt (Hay Market) square in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Police secures the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers in costumes celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Heumarkt (Hay Market) square in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Police secures the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Heumarkt (Hay Market) square in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Alter Markt (Old Marketplace) in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Alter Markt (Old Marketplace) in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Police secures the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Alter Markt (Old Marketplace) in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Police secures the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Alter Markt (Old Marketplace) in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Police secures the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Alter Markt (Old Marketplace) in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Alter Markt (Old Marketplace) in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers from Bamberg celebrate in front of the Cologne Cathedral the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers from Bamberg celebrate in front of the Cologne Cathedral the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Alter Markt (Old Marketplace) in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Alter Markt (Old Marketplace) in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Heumarkt (Hay Market) square in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Heumarkt (Hay Market) square in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Police secures the start of the street carnival at the Heumarkt (Hay Market) square in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Police secures the start of the street carnival at the Heumarkt (Hay Market) square in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
A reveller dances with himself during the start of the street carnival at the Heumarkt (Hay Market) square in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
A reveller dances with himself during the start of the street carnival at the Heumarkt (Hay Market) square in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Police secures the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Police secures the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers in costumes celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Heumarkt (Hay Market) square in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers in costumes celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Heumarkt (Hay Market) square in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Police secures the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Police secures the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Heumarkt (Hay Market) square in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Heumarkt (Hay Market) square in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Alter Markt (Old Marketplace) in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Alter Markt (Old Marketplace) in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Alter Markt (Old Marketplace) in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Alter Markt (Old Marketplace) in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Police secures the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Police secures the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Alter Markt (Old Marketplace) in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Alter Markt (Old Marketplace) in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Police secures the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Police secures the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Alter Markt (Old Marketplace) in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Alter Markt (Old Marketplace) in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Police secures the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Police secures the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.