Carnval

Naoussa's Carnival
The mirth, the pleasantries, the teases and mainly the disguises dominate during Carnival, a period totally different from any other part of the year. The clothing, the grouping, the adoration, the itinerary, the musical repertory, the dances, the barrel organs and the participants preserve the same rules through centuries.
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RIJEKA CARNEVAL
" “Krepat, ma ne molat!” (Die but never give up) - is the motto that summarizes all the best that Rijeka Carnival represents. Despite its long history, a cheerful, stubborn, uncontrollable but also critical Carnival spirit shows no tiredness, but thrives from year to year, growing through a new generation of Carnival participants, feeding the events with new ideas
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Shrove Festival
El Shrovetide es una vieja tradición de Žemaitija. En tiempos antiguos durante el Shrovetide las aldeas se convirtieron en escenarios de fiestas de disfraces. Los participantes reciben la primavera, y piden fertilidad para sus cultivos, las condiciones climáticas favorables para la agricultura, buenas cosechas, el aumento de la población de ganado, la salud y el �
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Lampegat Eindhoven
Every year with the carnival Eindhoven happens to be called Lampegat, the city is full of parades and typical personages
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Bremer Samba-Karneval
A colorful sea of costumes and lively Sambarhythmen transformed the northern Bremen into a high castle of the carnival in February. Since the first Samba carnival in 1986, the event has risen to a fixed size in the Bremen cultural scene, which not only fascinates the people of Bremen: the Samba carnival attracts visitors from all over Germany and beyond the borders of
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Carnavale de Binche
The Carnival of Binche is a living and exceptional heritage, a popular, human and social event. It has been recognized as a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity” by UNESCO in 2003.
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Festa dos Tabuleiros
El más famoso festejo de Portugal es el que tiene lugar en Tomar -conocido como “Festa dos Tabuleiros”– llamado “la madre de todas las fiestas”. Una impresionante acción de gracias al Espíritu Santo con procesión de cientos de mujeres que desfilan vestidas de blanco -como símbolo de virginidad- con “tabuleiros” en la cabeza (altos cestos con ofrenda
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Patrino karnavali
The Carnival of Patras is a challenge for various activities by their nature can reverse moods and stereotypes. Outstanding ability to convert grimace to smile, inspiration to creation, artistic concern in original and imaginative events, fair play, cheerfulness, unselfishness and spontaneous voluntary activity grafted all ages in the magical experience of participati
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Halfvasten Maaseik
International Maaseiker Mid-Lent Parade is the oldest carnival in Belgium and was founded in 1865. The parade attracts the streets of the historic center of Maaseik, the course is about 2.5 km long. Unlike many parades in both Limburg, which take place during the Carnival period, this parade attracts with half fasting and therefore the closing of the carnival season.
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Carnval project

The overall goal of the project EPHEMERAL HERITAGE OF THE EUROPEAN CARNIVAL RITUALS (CARNVAL) – Agreement n. 2014-3297/001-001; this project has been funded with support from the European Commission – is to promote some of the most European Carnival rituals and the cultural and creative sectors associated with them. These events are an important part of Europe’s intangible cultural heritage. Our project, therefore, aims to bring greater attention to these events and create links among them – and ultimately to reinforce the idea of a common European cultural area and enhance the feeling of a common European identity.

Carnval Network

One of the most important activities of the CARNVAL Project has been the creation of an European network of public and private institutions related to European carnival festivities. It has been been created under the auspices of the EC – Creative Europe – Culture Sub-programme, and aspires to promote activities of interest to all of its members. As such, it aims to act as a liaison between carnival festive events and performers, audiences, suppliers, traders, tourism agencies and the media in order to promote multi-disciplinary and transnational activities, including (but not limited to):
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Carnval Partners

Spain

Universitat Politècnica de València – Instituto Universitario de Restauración del Patrimonio,
Universitat de València (UVEG),
Asociació d’Estudis Fallers (ADEF),
Asociación UNESCO Valencia,

Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Tomar (IPT),
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP),

Germany

Inspiration Werbung Gestaltung Design,
Stadt Mainz.

Slovenia

Kulturno izobrazevalno drustvo (KIBLA)

Italy

Università di Bologna – Alma Mater Studiorum (UNIBO)
Fondazione Carnevale di Viareggio,
Comune di Putignano,
Interdepartamental center of research in Urban Planning Alberto Calza Bini, Laboratory of research on Creative and Sustainable City of University Federico II of Naples

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