How to visit Munich's fascinating, “fasching" festival

Visit Munich's fascinating festival with tips from this how-to video.

Next to Oktoberfest, the pre-Lent “Fasching” festival season is the time of year when even the most conservative Germans loosen up and party. There's a reason why they call it “the foolish season,” after all. Fasching is a chance for Munich's citizens to let their hair down before the traditional Lenten period of fasting and for those that don't observe Lent, it's just a great excuse to party hard in old Munich town.