Il Carnevale di Putignano, il più lungo d’Europa, è una festa ricca di tradizioni, riti ed eventi. Che inizia nel 1394.
Raed moreThe Lewes Bonfire Night, or the LewesBonfire Night Celebrations, is the biggest celebrated Fifth November Event in the world, and is held in the usually peaceful county town of Lewes, East Sussex, every year on 5th November, and the carnival or festival is known as either the Lewes Bonfire Night Celebrations.
Raed more"Between 'Hoppeditz' Awakening' on November 11th and Ash Wednesday, after the Rosenmontag Parade, more than 300 carnival sessions and costume balls are celebrated in the state capital"
Raed moreEl Carnaval de Niza tiene tres elementos protagonistas, el desfile de carrozas temáticas, la batalla de flores y el desfile de carrozas iluminadas.
Raed moreEs ésta una fiesta en la que los ritos y las ceremonias se entremezclan: ponerse máscaras, comer “do porco” (degustar todo tipo de productos relacionados con la matanza; chorizos, carne y otros), echar harina, quemar los Entroidos, el Meco, cambiar el carácter durante unos días, cambiar los roles sexuales, etc. La crítica social, la parodia, lo grotesco, lo
Raed more"Tra le feste popolari più antiche e ricche di folclore della Sardegna è il Carnevale Mamoiadino, un Carnevale semplice, povero, se per povertà s’intende la mancanza di sofisticati carri allegorici in cartapesta o altri moderni mascheramenti, ma tra i più suggestivi e autentici"
Raed moreAalst Carnival is the most famous and biggest carnival event in Belgium. Since 2010 the Carnival of Aalst has been included in the list of masterpieces of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity by UNESCO. Aalst has several carnival clubs. The official groups (without the loose and fixed groups) are classified into three classes: small, medium and large groups
Raed more" “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
Raed moreThe 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.
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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"Una de las imágenes más populares del Carnaval es la que ofrecen en cada edición los trajes de las candidatas a Reina la noche
Raed moreParades of some colleges of Cologne and of the different groupings of the districts of the city
Raed moreOfrenda de flores que realizan todas las asociaciones que forman la fiesta a la Virgen del Remedio
Raed moreBautizo de Santa Llúcia con frutos secos y dulces para todas las niñas y niños. Concierto de navidad y reyes, se hace en dos
Raed moreDesfile de carrozas decoradas con motivos florales
Raed more"Participate carnival groups called to answer riddles, to use their knowledge by answering questions regarding history, geography
Raed more"Los trajes de papel son la representación del arte hecha papel. Unos espectaculares trajes que año tras año sorprenden a todo
Raed moreEn este evento cada asociación planta sus hogueras, inaugura las barracas y calles adornadas.
Raed moreLa manifestazione si svolge la domenica ed il successivo martedì grasso con sfilate per le principali strade cittadine di gruppi
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