Carnival in Wetzlar in 1914. At the beginning of the film, the carnival committee introduces itself, and people with umbrellas can be seen, probably after the parade has ended. Guards led by Carl Vogels emerge from the Hauptwache. One of the parade floats bears the inscription "Declining Birth Rate," while another is labeled "Doctors' Strike." The intertitles of the film read: "Carnival" – "Shrove Sunday" – "Formation of the honor guard for the entire carnival under the command of Captain Carl Vogels."