Weiberdonnerstag
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Lt. Col. Kevin Bennett, 52nd Communications Squadron commander, and the honorary Mayor of Wittlich, has one of his ties cut by a Wittlich matron during the Weiberdonnerstag (Women’s Thursday) festival, Jan. 31, 2008. In accordance with tradition, women cut the ties of men taken captive during the Weiberdonnerstag party, taking away their power for the day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Matthew S. Bright)