[...] exorcize the mundanity of daily life [and] manage to dispell this boring situation in full carnivalesque spirit!
It can be great, if it's celebrated in this spirit, but these days it's more like a mass drinking orgy. Everybody is forced to be foolish and they mean singing some strange german songs makes them rebels.
The only carnival outside Germany I approached, was at the canary island Tenerife and it was much like I expect brazilian carneval to be. But I definitely will have to see the Venice carnival and even Mardi Gras one day. Would (at least) be great for some photography posts on Steemit ;-)