The essence of the Carnival

Carnovale derived word meaning "to meat," Carnival of the year is a traditional festival in one of hundreds of Catholic custom of celebrating the first day of Lent, a ceremony the previous night with. As Catholics are not meant, meat or other animal products during Lent, to consume, the name of the party with Carnival remaining until all meat and animal products before Lent began. The banheld responsible for the association with Easter eggs at the end of Lent

How was the carnival's most popular and known in Italy, their spread through Spain and France in all Catholic countries. When Spanish and Portuguese began to explore South America and took it and the practice of integrated celebrates Carnival. The greatest influence on the next Carnival was the slave trade and the impact of African cultures.

African traditionsmarch in circles through villages, while the costumes and masks were believed to bring happiness and good evil spirits back in the next world. Carnival masks borrowed from these African traditions through the use of costumes e. The costumes and masks quickly used to create natural objects, with the costume / mask that each have a spiritual force. The African influence extends to the use of drum rhythms, puppets, stilt walkers allnow fully integrated into the Carnival.

Around the world in which Catholics and the colonies were established the slave trade received, Carnival remains strong. Brazil, once a Portuguese colony is one of the world famous carnival, as well as Louisiana, where the celebration of African-American mixed with French settlers and Native Americans. Carnival are now an integral part of life throughout the Caribbean.

Carnival has become the most advanced of the seasonFestivities end on Shrove Tuesday. This is the crossover between Carnovale (leave the meat) and Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday - from French). Both are celebrated in its true sense, the day before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. "Mardi Gras" Carnival and therefore the last opportunity before fasting begins to celebrate. Mardi Gras, Carnival is also known as "Fastnacht" or "Pancake Day", which is all that survives to the Carnival after the ReformationEngland.

The Mardi Gras season officially begins on Twelfth Night, which comes 12 days after Christmas with Mardi Gras day was 46 days before Easter. Today, the carnival music is characterized by all parties, parties, dances e. Most of the festivals and celebrations included costumes colorful than usual. Visit Karnival-House for a wide range of fancy dress costumes for all occasions.