Photos: New Ulm celebrates its annual Fasching and Bock Fest

Two attendees at Bock Fest
Two attendees at Bock Fest show what happens to a mug of beer after it has been poked, a tradition in which a hot poker is put into a beer. The poker warms up the beer but also caramelizes part of the beer, leaving parts of it stuck to the outer edges. Sub-zero temperatures also helped to keep the caramelized parts stuck in place.
Jackson Forderer / For MPR News

Steeped in many German traditions, the city of New Ulm held two of its colorful annual festivals over the weekend: Bock Fest, on the grounds of the August Schell Brewing Company, and Fasching events (a German version of Mardi Gras) took place at Turner Hall, where German food was served and the masked Narren group encouraged others to join them in dancing to polka and German music.

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