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In the Limburg church village of Itteren, the carnival celebrations officially began at 12.11 p.m. with the hoisting of the so-called Vreigeleir, a doll that symbolizes the carnival association. The village of Maastricht hit the headlines last week when it was announced that the pastor of Itteren would refuse communion to the princess couple during the carnival mass on Sunday morning. In the end, this mass did not take place at all.