Carnival is a traditional festival in Europe. Carnival is the predecessor of European and American Carnival, which originated in ancient Egypt and later became the celebration of Saturnalia in ancient Rome.
Carnival is the Chinese transliteration of the English word carnival. This beautiful Chinese name comes from a story in the Bible: a devil trapped Jesus in the wilderness and didn't give him food for 41 days. Although Jesus was hungry, he didn't accept the temptation of the devil. Later, in order to commemorate Jesus' fasting in the wilderness during these 41 days, believers intercropped the 41 days before Easter every year as days of fasting and repentance. During these 41 days, people could not eat meat, and their lives were solemn and dreary. Therefore, in the week or half before the start of fasting, people would hold banquets, dances and parades to indulge in joy, and carnival originally meant "farewell to meat". Nowadays, not many people stick to the rules and regulations such as Lent, but the traditional carnival activities have been preserved and become an important festival for people.
Carnival is a free translation of carnival by Hong Kong people, and it has been localized in the culture of Hong Kong, forming a "carnival".
The original translation of the English Carnival is "Carnival". The pronunciation of carnival is difficult to express properly in Chinese, so the free translation of "Carnival" is more intuitive and easy to understand. Later, the carnival spread to Hong Kong, and Hong Kong people translated it as "Carnival". This translation is the masterpiece of intellectuals who know foreign languages and Chinese well, and it has the beauty of pun with both sound and meaning. Unfortunately, it can't exactly express the Carnival meaning of Carnival. "Carnival" sounds and looks elegant and literary, which is inconsistent with the warm and wild atmosphere of Carnival. The same is true. Carnival, which has been held in Hong Kong for a long time, has become more gentle and gentle, which is quite different from the Carnival of Brazil.
"Global Carnival" is a large-scale comprehensive entertainment venue that travels around the world. Because of its long history and successful advertising marketing strategy, "Global Carnival" has already become a well-known brand, and the intangible assets value of its brand is even much higher than that of entertainment equipment. Some businesses in Beijing, taking the opportunity of landing in Beijing with the "Global Carnival", have made a lot of money by playing various "Carnival" cards, which makes people admire the "cleverness" of Chinese people.
Salon, which means living room in Chinese, was the center of communication, networking and persuasion among famous families and celebrities in the upper class during the Middle Ages in Europe. Within the scope of Salon culture, it is not authoritative people who dominate the prominent dignitaries, or the rich, great thinkers and great writers, but some women. These women acted as the vanguard role of European Salon culture from the 5th century to the 9th century. In any famous Salon, its fame did not come from contemporary celebrities, nor did it need much aristocratic support. It was the only thing that could not be lacked, that is, an outstanding hostess. Therefore, among many Salons, it is a convention that a famous salon often has a very good hostess, such as the wife of a duke or earl. And successfully hosting a Salon can win them social praise, reveal many upper-class figures, and they can even dominate the atmosphere of an era.
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: "Salon" is a transliteration of the French word Salon, which originally refers to the luxurious reception room in the residence of French elites. From the 17th century, celebrities in Paris (mostly famous ladies) often turned the living room into a famous social place. In and out, everyone is a dramatist, novelist, poet, musician, painter, critic, philosopher and politician. They are like-minded, get together, sip drinks and enjoy elegant music, while holding their knees and talking freely about various issues that share the same interests. Later, people called this kind of gathering "Salon", and it was popular in the cultural circles of Europe and America, and its heyday was in the 19th century.
An authentic "salon" has the following characteristics: 1. It is held regularly; 2. The time is evening (because lighting can often create a hazy and romantic aesthetic feeling, which arouses the interest, conversation and inspiration of the participants); 3. The number is small, it is a small circle; 4. Combine voluntarily, in twos and threes, talk freely and express your opinions.
Salons usually have a beautiful hostess. Salon's topic is very extensive and elegant; People who often go to salons are celebrities. In European movies, novels and plays, we often see magnificent or elegant and exquisite salon scenes. In the 1921s and 1931s, there was a famous salon in China, and the hostess was Lin Huiyin, who is often mentioned today. It can be seen that this social way has already spread to China.