Tabor celebrates Masopust festival - 18-02-2002. Hello and welcome to Spotlight. This week I take you to a festival that comes just once a year to the Czech Republic, once a year around the world - that's right it's Carnival, or Masopust as it is known in Czech! In the Czech Republic, as elsewhere it is a time of festivity, drink, and revelry, playful flirting, and even the thumbing of one's nose at the establishment - all part of the fun.
If you have never been to carnival, or have been and never forgot it, join me now to take part in this fascinating holiday... Masopust - traditional carnival Well, here I am at Jan Zizka Square in the southern Bohemian town of Tabor, the date is February 12th, in other words Shrove Tuesday, the final day when carnival celebrations come to a head for another year. Around me is an excited crowd of adults, children, teenagers who are anxiously waiting for the final carnival procession to arrive. Masks. The single most important aspect of any Masopust parade. Okay. What's your name? "Jana. " "A fairy! Carnival in Malta and Gozo. The origins of carnival in Malta For many years, Carnival has completely entrenched itself in Maltese tradition. It represents a colourful event, in which people from all walks of life participate. Carnival in Malta takes up five days before Lent.
Traditionally this was the time to indulge and feast before sobering up for the 40-day fast which in Christian and Catholic tradition preceded the Resurrection of Christ. Actually carne vale marked the period when meat and other earthly pleasures could be enjoyed in a spree prior to the commencement of the term of Lenten penitence. Historically, this entertainment can be traced back to the early 1400s. During the carnival days, Valletta bursts at the bastions with phosphorescent carnival floats. Carnival in Gozo is a separately organised edition of the festivity. Grand Master Zondadari introduced the traditional game Kukkanja (Cockaigne) in 1721. Nuuk Snow Festival, Greenland. Helsinki Samba Carnaval - www.samba.fi. The Busójárás festival. Photos of Venice Carnival, fancy masks and extravagant costumes. Trinidad Carnival 2006 Coverage :: Trini Jungle Juice takes you. T&T CARNIVAL 2006 COVERAGE » Photo Galleries » Carnival » Trinidad & Tobago » 2006 E-mail to a friend Gentle peoples - when it come to Carnival it is not perfect science, it is not even imperfect science.
The one thing you know is that we at Trini Jungle Juice have this whole Carnival ting to an art form! All de BIG fetes ... all de EXCLUSIVE fetes ... all de SWEETEST limes!! We ask you to be patient with us as we are currently working very, very hard - night and day - to get you all the inside coverage. Full event coverage will be posted as quick as possible following Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Karneval in Köln - Karneval für Anfänger (koeln.de) Pride | History. ALL ABOUT CARNIVAL IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - insider's gu. Welcome to our Pictorial Tour of Rio's main event, the Samba Parade at the Sambodrome. This two-day extravaganza is considered by many the greatest show on earth. Lasting a total of 20 hours, with about seventy thousand participants, twice as many people in the audience, plus millions of spectators glued to their TV sets in Brazil and around the world, it may well be. Become familiar with the concept of the parade you will appreciate it much better.
In short: Seven samba schools march on Carnival Sunday, and seven more on Carnival Monday. Each samba school picks a particular theme. They display it to the audience in the format of a tropical mini-opera. Different wings and floats illustrate the theme chosen by the samba school. The final step if you are thinking about watching the show in person is taking a samba lesson. Teach you what to do when the samba beat inevitably starts to get you.
Pictours of Carnival I has just been expanded, with new photos by Silviano. Venice Carnival.