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Carnival in Luxembourg: Burning men, fancy dress and nuns' farts

Carnival traditions, its origins and what Nonnefäscht and Stréimännchen are all about

sarita rao

08.02.2018

Are you planning to join the Fuesgecken (carnival revellers) this year and don fancy dress, party hard and delight in the excessive consumption of nuns' farts?

That's right, of the many varieties of doughnuts, or beignets, on offer during Carnival, the nun's fart, or Nonnefäscht, is the small knotted one that comes with a dusting of icing sugar.