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Wednesday, 19. August 2026
Carnival on Tenerife

Puerto de la Cruz float rolls again in Düsseldorf carnival parade

A twinning of more than 50 years sends a Tenerife delegation to the Rosenmontagszug each winter. This year the float looked plainer than usual, with the customary strelitzias missing from its decoration.
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Tenerife has once again sent a delegation to Düsseldorf. Photo: Angela Eble
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At the Rosenmontag parade, revellers from the Canary Islands took part with their own float, as always. Photo: ARD
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Puerto de la Cruz Düsseldorf and [...], Düsseldorf have been linked by a friendship stretching back more than 50 years. Photo: Julya Bornewasser
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And this belongs the Tenerife-The logo has now become a fixture of Düsseldorf's Rosenmontag parade. Photo: Angela Eble
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It is considered a particularly popular subject for photographs. Photo: Angela Eble
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Even though the float turned out to be surprisingly sparse this year - the usual strelitzias, for example, were missing. Photo: Angela Eble
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The Düsseldorf Rose Monday parade is particularly well known for its themed floats and remains so. Photo: ARD
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With his floats, artist Jacques Tilly is regarded as a scathing satirist who always brings topical issues into the "Zoch". Photo: ARD
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Take this example of international politics, for instance. Photo: WDR
Fotos: Das ist die Karnevalskönigin von Puerto de la Cruz Foto: Johannes Bornewasser
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