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Friday, 13 February 2015

CARNIVAL PICTURES 2015

Enjoy your Carnival pictures. They're lovely. Thank you all, once again.

Monday, 9 February 2015

CARNIVAL 2015

Carnival is a festive season which occurs immediately before lent. The main events are usually during February. Carnival typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party. 








Sunday, 1 February 2015

carnival around the world

The roots of carnival are both older and newer than the Christian traditions that started in Europe and have spread with colonialism throughout much of the world. Ancient Greek and Roman pagan rituals as well as the folklore, music and dance of colonized peoples have forged colourful expressions of each country's respective history and cultures.

Creative disguises and parody are characteristic of carnival in many countries, which historically gave oppressed and marginalized groups the opportunity to subvert norms of class, race and gender.