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Revelers brrrrave the river for Fasching festival
Tubing in snow highlights celebration in Helen
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A group of Helen residents braves the snow and cold Saturday afternoon as they march their way across the city to tube down the Chattahoochee in support for Fasching, which is Germany’s version of Mardi Gras.
Residents of Helen honored their German sister city for the third year in a row by celebrating Fasching, Germany’s version of Mardi Gras. As snow fell Saturday afternoon, 12 brave souls tubed down the Chattahoochee River through the center of town to the disbelief of many bystanders. In Fussen, Germany, Helen’s Friendship City, the tradition is slightly different: Firemen jump off of the bridge into the Lech River on the Saturday prior to Fat Tuesday.