The best carnivals in the world

Carnival is a noisy, colorful holiday with dressing up, theatrical performances, festive processions through the streets and generous treats. Carnivals are a favorite pastime for millions of residents of different countries and a rather protracted holiday that lasts about a week.Carnival, an unforgettable sight, for modern tourists once had a strong religious, even pagan connotation (harvest festival).Gradually, carnivals lost the influence of religion and turned into just mass festivities. The first carnivals appeared in Italy and were celebrated before Great Lent.But the culture of carnivals was quickly adopted by conquered countries, so today carnivals are held not only in Basel and Nice, but also in Rio de Janeiro and Goa.The modern carnival temporarily removes all conventions and restrictions, there are no poor and no rich at the carnival, everyone is equal.

The best carnivals in the world

The Brazilian Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is the biggest, sexiest and most colorful carnival in the world.Four days a year, in February, 7 weeks before Easter, Rio de Janeiro becomes the capital of world fun and revelry.Tours to the carnival in Rio are a chance to experience an exotic mixture of ancient Indian traditions and customs of black slaves with European sophistication, a beautiful, expensive and sexy spectacle for the world public.

Carnival in Rio opens with a symbolic transfer of the keys of the city by the mayor of Rio to the Queen of the festival, which means revelry, fun and dancing for everyone.During the carnival in Rio de Janeiro, no one works, no cars drive on the streets, crowds of half-dressed cheerful people walk.The highlight of the Brazilian carnival is the dancing, especially the Brazilian samba.On the central avenue of Rio de Janeiro in bright costumes of silk and feathers, Brazilian samba schools compete in the skill and beauty of productions.Famous dancers in piquant costumes walk down the alley, accompanied by popular actors, musicians and other celebrities, to the carnival march “Rise of the Wings”.Carnival in Rio is fun joking with each other on the first day of the carnival, dancing and fun on all the others.

The Venice Carnival in Italy

Is the oldest and most famous carnival in the world. Carnival in Venice takes place every year from February 13 to 24, when all of Venice and guests of the city dress up in carnival costumes and masks made of silk, velvet and brocade. Leading fashion houses for the Venice Carnival sew dizzying carnival costumes worth more than 10,000 euros. Traditionally, the Venetian Carnival opens with the ancient festival of Venice – Festa delle Marie, organized in honor of the release of local girls from the captivity of pirates. The program of the carnival in Venice includes: a festival of confetti, a procession of hundreds of Pierrots, Harlequins, Columbine and other characters, a presentation of comedy dell’arte. The Venetian carnival is also famous for holding masquerade balls in ancient palaces, among which the water masquerade, “Casanova Ball” and “Golden Night” are especially popular.

The Cologne Carnival in Germany

is an opportunity to see sensible Germans having fun and being relaxed.Carnival in Cologne begins on “Ladies’ Thursday”, when women gathered in the central square “capture” the city hall.Tours to the carnival in Cologne, which is held annually in February, offer tourists to see thematic performances, performances by musicians and take part in the festive processions of the carnival in Germany.Everyone except the police and medics participates in costume balls and street parades.The main parade of the Cologne carnival begins on “pink” Monday, when platforms with flowers, sweets and dancing, singing Germans in bright clothes move along the central street of Cologne.The Cologne Carnival ends on Ash Wednesday, which is considered a day of penance.

The Masquerade King Carnival in Nice in France

is the most colorful carnival. Nice Carnival tours are a chance to see the French Carnival, which takes place from February 13 to March 1 on the Cte d’Azur.A special atmosphere of the holiday is created by the daily Flower Battles on the English embankment, during which the most beautiful girls and boys in bright costumes from huge colorful processions resembling giant baskets throw bouquets of flowers: roses, lilies, carnations and mimosas into the crowd of spectators.The famous illuminated carnival processions take place in the evenings – 150,000 lamps illuminate the city center, houses are covered with giant painted panels, and colorful light shows begin with the participation of huge carnival figures made of papier;.

The Basel Carnival in Switzerland

is about 15,000 costumed participants.The carnival opens at four in the morning with “Morgestraich” – a morning procession, during which the lights go out in the city, and hundreds of people come out with flashlights.Basel Carnival tours are a chance to try the famous onion and cheese pie and toasted flour soup on the day of the carnival, and take part in the traditional carnival parade at noon.

The Goan Carnival in India

takes place at the end of February – beginning of March in Goa under the slogan “eat, drink and have fun”.The carnival in Goa opens with a traditional carnival procession.A noisy procession of colorful motorcades and decorated cars passes through the streets of Panaji from the Patto Bridge to the Academy of Arts.Goan Carnival tours are carnival fun in famous Goan clubs and theaters, fireworks in the streets, and frothy rivers of fenna, a traditional Indian beer.

The Tenerife carnival in Spain

is interesting with the traditional Coso parade, which is prepared for several months.Latin American dances in the city square include samba, rumba, folia, etc.- all spectators participate without exception.It is not for nothing that in 1987 the carnival in Tenerife was listed in the Guinness Book of Records – 200,000 people took part in the dances.The main principle of the carnival in Tenerife is freedom from all rules, and in order for everything to pass with impunity, masks are worn.