▁Prize ▁of ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Rod g au ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁Rod g au , ▁four ▁amateur ▁the atr ical ▁groups , ▁whose ▁produ ctions ▁are ▁a ▁firm ▁part ▁of ▁Rod g au ' s ▁cultural ▁life , ▁are ▁active ▁on ▁a ▁club ▁level . ▁The ▁Nieder - R oden ▁group ▁Das ▁Gro ße ▁Wel tt he ater , ▁having ▁gained ▁note ▁among ▁thousands ▁of ▁spect ators ▁both ▁in ▁and ▁beyond ▁the ▁region ▁for ▁its ▁theatre ▁projects , ▁won ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Prize ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Prom otion ▁Prize ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁F as ch ing ▁( F ast n acht ) ▁▁ ▁F as ch ing ▁( F ast n acht , ▁F assen acht ) ▁is ▁celebrated ▁l ust ily ▁in ▁Rod g au . ▁Sa id ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Car n ival ' s ▁strong hold ▁in ▁Rod g au ▁is ▁J ü ges heim ▁( dia lect al ▁name : ▁G ies em ). ▁Here , ▁before ▁the ▁Town ▁hall ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November , ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁“ camp aign ” ▁takes ▁place , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁Saturday ▁before ▁Ash ▁Wed nes day ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁“ T own ▁Hall ▁storm ”, ▁the ▁symbol ic ▁transfer ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁administration ▁to ▁the ▁f ools . ▁On ▁the ▁Th urs day ▁before ▁Ash ▁Wed nes day ▁the ▁Car n ival ▁para de ▁wind s ▁its ▁way ▁through ▁J