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‖ Fasching|ˈfæʃɪŋ| [G.] (See quot. 1963.) Also transf.
1911R. Brooke Let. Mar. (1968) 287 München in Carnival..these smooth, baggy, tired faces in the streets with the watery obstinacy ‘It is Fasching. We are Enjoying ourselves’ in the eye. 1928Daily Express 3 Jan. 8/5 The ‘Fasching’, or carnival season. 1963Guardian 21 Feb. 9/5 In Munich we are in the middle of Fasching, which is the South German word for what the Rhineland calls carnival. It began on Epiphany (January 6) and lasts until Shrove Tuesday. 1965New Statesman 19 Mar. 465/1 Cardiff, more than ever, staged a secular Fasching. International rugby matches in Wales have always been the occasion for carnival. 1970Sat. Rev. 12 Sept. 64 Fasching starts soon after New Year's Day and holds Munich in its thrall until Ash Wednesday. |