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Carnival is the most popular holiday in Brazil and has become an event of huge proportions. [3] [4] [5] [6] Except for industrial production, retail establishments such as malls, and carnival-related businesses, the country unifies completely for almost a week and festivities are intense, day and night, mainly in coastal cities. [7] Rio de Janeiro's carnival alone drew 4.9 million people in 2011, with 400,000 being foreigners. [8]

The street carnival of Rio de Janeiro is designated by Guinness World Records as the largest carnival in the world, with approximately two million people each day. [65]

The motto of the Aachen carnival is “Spass an der Freud”(Have fun with joy in your heart), and the Aacheners do just that, with their carnival being lighthearted and fun. Singing, dancing, drinking and joking together form the heart of this festival, and all events are characterised by an atmosphere of fun and frolic. Río de Janeiro suspende el carnaval por primera vez en 108 años" (in Spanish). La Radio 1029. 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021 . Retrieved 9 July 2021. Carnaval de BH bate recorde com três milhões de pessoas nas ruas". Archived from the original on 5 March 2017 . Retrieved 4 March 2017. In the Rhineland in 1823, the first modern Carnival parade took place in Cologne. [44] Carnaval ( Karneval, Fasching or Fastnacht in Germany) mixed pagan traditions with Christian traditions. Pre-Lenten celebrations featured parades, costumes and masks to endure Lent's withdrawal from worldly pleasures. [ citation needed] Riderless Racers at Rome by Théodore Géricault. From the mid-15th century until 1882, spring carnival in Rome closed with a horse race. Fifteen to 20 riderless horses, originally imported from the Barbary Coast of North Africa, ran the length of the Via del Corso, a long, straight city street, in about 2 1⁄ 2 minutes.

Savarese, Mauricio (22 February 2020). "Brazilian transgender dancer shatters Carnival parade taboo". AP News. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022 . Retrieved 31 October 2020. Carnival was introduced by German settlers. The celebration is based on the "Rheinische" Carnival tradition.

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Carnival, celebrated all over Europe as well as in various other predominantly Christian countries, is a festive season that occurs in the lead-up to Lent and has been marked since at least medieval times. It is generallycharacterised as a period of feasting and celebration. Frevo is a wide range of musical styles originating from Recife and Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil, all of which are traditionally associated with Brazilian Carnival. The word frevo is said to come from frever, a misspeaking of the Portuguese word ferver (to boil). It is said that the sound of the frevo will make listeners and dancers to feel as they are boiling on the ground. The word frevo is normally used interchangeably either to mean the frevo music or the frevo dance. Global Covid report: Rio cancels Carnival for first time in a century as global deaths near 1m". The Guardian. 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021 . Retrieved 13 October 2021.

SIC Notícias – Cultura". Sicnoticias.sapo.pt. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018 . Retrieved 11 February 2016. On either one of the three Sundays directly following the Fasnacht (known as the Bummelsonntage, or "stroll Sundays"), all Cliques and Guggenmusik groups participate in the final act of the Fasnacht. During their chosen day (1st, 2nd, or 3rd Bummelsonntag, depending on the group), the groups go on a small trip somewhere outside of Basel, usually including a visit to a restaurant. Later in the evening, the groups return to Basel in normal street clothes (no costumes or masks) and parade one last time through the inner city, particularly along the major street in the city, Freie Strasse.Carnival masks are elaborate and colorful. The costumes used on the parades are satires of the Devil and are called "Diablos Cojuelos". They dance, and run to the rhythm of merengue music mixed with techno, hip-hop, and reggaeton. Additional allegorical characters represent Dominican traditions such as "Roba la Gallina" and "Califé". [ citation needed] Carnival in Aruba means weeks of events that bring colourfully decorated floats, contagiously throbbing music, luxuriously costumed groups of celebrants of all ages, King and Queen elections, electrifying jump-ups and torchlight parades, the Jouvert morning: the Children's Parades, and finally the Grand Parade. Aruba's biggest celebration is a month-long affair consisting of festive "jump-ups" (street parades), spectacular parades, and creative contests. Music and flamboyant costumes play a central role, from the Queen elections to the Grand Parade. Street parades continue in various districts throughout the month, with brass band, steelpan and roadmarch tunes. On the evening before Lent, Carnival ends with the symbolic burning of King Momo. [56] Bahamas [ edit ]