These are some of the different 'fools' calls' from across Germany. The origin of the Cologne 'fool's call' - which today is also heard in Bonn and Aachen - is well-documented. "Try it: 'Alaaf Kölle' is harder to shout than 'Kölle Alaaf'." The number of carnival calls in Germany cannot be quantified, says Daniela Sandner, director of the German Carnival Museum in the Franconian town of Kitzingen. Many fools will goad each other with the fools' calls.

Source: The Local February 21, 2017 11:18 UTC