Groppenfasnacht in Ermatingen (TG)
Laetare SundayDuring Lent, three weeks before Easter, the Thurgovian village of Ermatingen celebrates its Groppenfasnacht, or fish carnival. The carnival gets its name from the main character of the event, the Gropp, a fish, 10-15 cm in length, which is caught only in the Ermatingen area. In earlier times, the local lake often froze. Fishermen therefore greeted the breaking of the ice in the spring and the return to their jobs as fishermen with a special celebration.
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