In the spirit of international understanding and in keeping with the fifth season, classes 6a and 9b received a visit from Mr. Andreas Butter and Ms. Li-Ying Chen-Butter from the “Bönnsche Chinese” carnival club. Together they presented the program for Bonn's big Shrove Monday procession and presented a traditional head of a Chinese lucky dragon, hand-made in the capital of China, Beijing. This is carried by many people when moving and has a total length of 16 meters.

The students listened with interest to the explanations given by Mr. and Mrs. Butter and then peppered them with a few questions. The visit ended with the distribution of fortune cookies, which the visit had brought especially for the Hedwig students.

"It was a great pleasure for me to meet so many nice young people, and I look forward to seeing some of them again on the Shrove Monday procession when it's finally 'Bonn alaaf! “Ms. Li-Ying Chen Butter commented afterwards.

The Rose Monday procession

On Monday, February 19, 2023, the Shrove Monday procession took place in Bonn. The Bönnsche Chinese went with the class 6a and class 9b the 16 meter long dragon that ran through the Bonn market square.