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Puerto de la Cruz carnival float rolls through Düsseldorf

A friendship of around 50 years links the two towns, and in 2024 Puerto's carnival queen and her first attendant rode the parade with samba rhythms. Our gallery shows the Tenerife delegation among the satirical floats.

Johannes Bornewasser

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Tenerife Carnival in Düsseldorf 2024 00 — Puerto de la Cruz and Düsseldorf have enjoyed a friendship spanning some 50 years. No wonder, then, that Puerto's Carnival Queen was a guest at Düsseldorf's Rose Monday parade. Here's what the delegation from Tenerife got up to there...

Tenerife Carnival in Düsseldorf 2024 01 — Jacques Tilly is regarded as Germany's most scathing carnival artist. The themed floats created by this well-known artist often offer harsh criticism of current affairs. This was also the case in 2024. This float, for example, criticises the media's coverage of climate change.

Tenerife Carnival in Düsseldorf 2024 02 — Meanwhile, the local carnival revellers are proud of their friendship with Puerto de la Cruz. Accordingly, Tenerife is being celebrated on one of the floats in the Rose Monday parade.

Tenerife Carnival, Düsseldorf 2024 03 — Meanwhile, the political section of the carnival parade is criticising Vladimir Putin and his invasion of Ukraine.

Tenerife Carnival, Düsseldorf, 2024, 04 — The Russian Orthodox Church is not spared either. In the eyes of the artist Tilly, it is far too close to Putin.

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Tenerife Carnival, Düsseldorf 2024 05 — Yet, according to Tilly, Germany too has its political problems. This is how the ugly face of the AfD is laid bare.

Tenerife Carnival, Düsseldorf, 2024, 6 — And the US is also coming in for a bit of a bashing. Donald Trump is being linked to the swastika.

Tenerife Carnival, Düsseldorf, 7 January 2024 — Meanwhile, Tenerife's carnival revellers are parading through Düsseldorf to the beat of samba rhythms.

Tenerife Carnival, Düsseldorf 2024 08 — The delegation from Puerto de la Cruz is represented on the Tenerife float.

Tenerife Carnival, Düsseldorf 2024 09 — , the Puertos Carnival Queen, and her first runner-up wave to the revellers lining the streets.

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Tenerife Carnival in Düsseldorf 2024 10 — And the royal household, too, is very pleased with the carnival performance.

Tenerife Carnival in Düsseldorf 2024 11 — As the carriage continues along the streets...

Tenerife Carnival in Düsseldorf 2024 12 — ...there is more criticism of current affairs.

Tenerife Carnival in Düsseldorf 2024 13 — This applies, for example, to Germany's Health Minister and his costly policies.

Tenerife Carnival, Düsseldorf 2024 14 — During the parade, Düsseldorf comes to a virtual standstill. When Carnival is celebrated in the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, the city outside the parade route is virtually deserted. And the same will soon be true of Puerto de la Cruz on Tenerife.

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