Carnival is usually a festival of feasting and carnival before the Christian Lent. The following is the origin of the carnival that I compiled for you. I hope you like it and welcome to read.
The origin of Carnival
Carnival is held in mid-to-late February every year. Many countries in the world have carnivals. This festival originated in the Middle Ages. The Feast of the Wooden Gods and the Feast of Dionysus in ancient Greece and Rome can be said to be its predecessors. In some areas it is also called Shrovetide and Shrovetide, and this festival was closely related to Easter.
There is a 40-day period of Lent before Easter. During Lent, people prohibit entertainment, fast from meat, reflect and repent to commemorate the death of Jesus three days before Easter, and life is solemn and dull. So in the first three days of Lent, people will hold banquets, dances, and parades to indulge in joy, so it is called "Carnival."
Nowadays, not many people adhere to the strict rules and regulations such as Lent, but the traditional carnival activities have been preserved and become an important festival for people's yearning for happiness and freedom. People in Europe and South America celebrate Carnival, but the dates for celebrating the festival vary from place to place. Generally, most countries hold celebrations in mid-to-late February. Carnivals in various countries have their own characteristics, but generally speaking, they are famous for their unrestrained drinking and drinking. The most famous one is Brazil's Carnival. Brazil's Carnival
The sights of the Brazilian Carnival are concentrated in Rio de Janeiro, the former capital of Brazil. Before the festival, every high-rise building, every street, and every house in the city is decorated with colorful decorations. Tourists from all over the country and the world come in droves. Musicians create new music every year specifically for the carnival, including dance music, marches, lyrical songs, etc. These pieces of music were performed by the artists themselves in the streets or squares, and soon became widely circulated among the masses after being broadcast.
Rio de Janeiro also has more than a dozen samba schools that specialize in teaching samba, the main dance of the festival. On the day of the Carnival, most of the city's men, women, and children wear dazzling colorful costumes, sketch facial makeup, or put on strange masks. They flock to the streets and squares like a tide, vying to watch or participate in the lively performances. procession.
In the parade, in addition to the honor guard and the colorful floats, what is eye-catching is the singing and dancing team. Each singing and dancing team has a "King" and a "Queen". Like conductors, they influence the whole team with their lively and interesting gestures, keeping the joyful atmosphere at a climax.
People like to dance samba during festivals. This dance originated from Africa. After being introduced to Brazil, it absorbed the essence of Portuguese and Indian dance art and developed. Samba dance is lively and enthusiastic. Every muscle of the dancers is beating every moment in the passionate movements and joyful rotations. Some dance partners sometimes trip each other deliberately, and those who are tripped can use clever tricks. The dance steps, standing up lightly and dancing again, are very interesting:
Many teams also have ingenious makeup performances. The programs are based on myths, folklore, historical facts and real life, attracting a large number of people. Among the audience, Brazilian blacks vividly played the God of Wind, God of Rain, God of Poseidon, God of Thunder, God of Electricity and God of Love, which showed the theme of good defeating evil and was very popular.
Many onlookers were inspired by the art and took the initiative to join the parade, immersing themselves in the joy of the festival. As the singing and dancing team marched slowly, colorful flowers, confetti and ribbons were scattered from the windows of high-rise buildings from time to time, making the scene extremely gorgeous and magnificent.
At every carnival, an awards committee is formed by relevant departments to select outstanding music, lyrics, dances, costume performances and outstanding singing and dancing teams, and award collective and individual awards. The winner will also hold another street performance on the specified days for the masses and tourists to watch.
At night, the night sky of Rio de Janeiro lights up with brilliant fireworks. The sky full of fireworks and lights everywhere complement each other, full of charming colors. Carnival not only brings joy to the Brazilian people, but also brings considerable foreign exchange earnings to the country. It is really the best of both worlds. Germany's Carnival
In addition, Germany's Carnival is also very famous in the world.
In Germany, the carnival begins at 11 o'clock on November 11 every year, and it lasts until 40 days before Easter of the next year, which lasts for two or three months. But it culminates in the last week, specifically Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of this week.
In these three crazy days, the German carnival reached its peak. In Germany, the forms of celebrating Carnival are different in different regions, but there are several activities that are the same. These are the "Princes" and "Princesses" of the Election Carnival, Thursday Women's Day, the costume parade and the large-scale carnival. Assemblies and dances.
At the beginning of the Carnival, many cities, villages and towns have to establish various organizations to plan the climax activities of the Carnival. First, the prince is elected and the princess is elected, because they must host the main activities of the carnival. Being elected as "Prince" or "Princess" is a very glorious thing. For this reason, celebrities compete for the election, and the final decision is based on financial strength.
The Thursday before the end of the Carnival is called "Women's Day", which marks the climax of the Carnival. On Women's Day, comedies about women seizing power are often performed. German women, who are usually solemn and elegant, vent their emotions on this day like a volcano erupting. They rushed into the city hall in groups, broke into the mayor's office, sat on the mayor's office chair and announced that they had taken over the municipal power.
This comedy is both vivid and entertaining, full of romance. What makes men most fearful on this day is that they are afraid that women will cut off their ties. On this day, many women go to the streets with scissors in hand to cut men's ties, especially some beautiful ties. Women pinned the cut ties on the wall as trophies for self-admiration.
The day before the end of Carnival is Monday, which is the pinnacle of the entire Carnival and is called "Mad Monday" or "Rose Monday". There are two activities on this day: one is a costume parade, and the other is a large-scale carnival rally and dance.
As soon as the parade started, people poured into the streets to watch the parade. Bands wearing colorful costumes walked at the forefront of the parade, followed closely by large floats that reflected historical themes, realistic themes, and rendered festive colors:
Among them, the magnificent and dazzling floats The prince and princess floats are particularly eye-catching. Monsters, clowns dressed in ridiculous costumes, and costumed teams representing figures from all walks of life and historical periods followed closely behind. They shouted loudly and danced happily, creating a joyful festive atmosphere.
The candies, bouquets and small toys loaded on the floats were sprinkled like raindrops on the crowds along the way. The innocent children happily held their hats, lifted up their skirts, and rushed to catch the flying flowers. Holiday gifts. The whole city was immersed in singing and laughter.
It should be said that the Carnival is a popular festival for confectioners. It is said that in 1983, revelers in Dusseldorf, Germany, scattered 20,000 tons of candies from the float workers to the onlookers. The final event of ?Mad Monday? is the evening dance party. People dressed in fancy clothes and exaggerated masks dress up as clowns and madmen and take to the streets to have fun.
Accompanied by carnival songs, all you can see are demons dancing wildly and joy everywhere. This carnival scene lasted until midnight. On the night of "Crazy Monday", every house opens its windows to welcome angels into their homes. On this night, everyone must have a delicious meal before fasting to celebrate the harvest of the golden autumn season.
From this, it is not difficult for us to summarize the three major elements of the German Carnival, which are eating and drinking, noise and costumes. People do everything they can to create a festive atmosphere, especially in western and southern Germany.
In Germany, carnivals in each region also have their own characteristics. Cologne Carnival is the most lively carnival in Germany, and its protagonists are clowns and madmen. Their weird costumes and careless behavior amazed everyone.
In the Aleman Carnival in the Black Forest mountains and on the shores of Lake Constance, witches and ancient wooden masks are unique. There is also a costume parade on Carnival Tuesday. Aleman costumes can be said to be German. Treasure.
An important activity of the Carnival in the southern German countryside is the "Carnival Wedding", which is divided into two types: adult weddings and children's weddings.
Children dress up as grooms, brides, groomsmen, priests, guests and even future babies. They go from house to house in groups to make donations and then have a delicious meal. In adult weddings, the groom and the bride are both played by young men. The newlyweds use beautiful and moving poems to explain their truths, mixed with gags, amusing and full of humor. Eventually the man and woman ended up divorcing.
Carnival is more popular in southern Germany, and the northern Christian parishes are not enthusiastic about it. However, the small coastal city of Damme in North Germany is eye-catching for its festive style with a very northern color. There are no loud carnival scenes here, and all activities are carried out in a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.
On the day of the festival, a madman lights up a lamp to clear the way for the parade, followed closely by the cavalry, bears, masked giants, cranes and the madman's boat riding on the prince. The procession passed through the streets peacefully, without any signs of carnival. As the only ethnic minority in Germany, the Sorbians also celebrate Carnival, which they call "Topst". During the festival, young men and women dress up in disguise and walk through the streets and alleys to pray for alms. They used the proceeds from the charity to fund a delicious meal or a spring outing.
During the two or three months of the German Carnival, some traditional folk festivals are also included. They are intertwined with the Carnival and become important activities of the Carnival, such as the Munich Cooper Dance Festival.
In 1463, the plague was rampant in Munich. A young cooper used his courage and dance to inspire the citizens' courage in life, thereby defeating the plague and ushering in a new life. A festival was established in honor of the cooper. Today, this festival has become an important and historic event during Carnival.
Every time before the Carnival comes, Munich will hold an unprecedented celebration of the Cooper Dance Festival that lasts for a month. Twenty young coopers, wearing work clothes with national characteristics, danced in formation at Marienplatz in Munich.
Another example is the pole-carrying wedding festival in the southern German city of Ziegmalingen, which is also a popular traditional event during the carnival. The newlyweds sit on a long pole and are carried around the well platform in front of the municipal building by a young man. They sit on the long trembling pole and distribute wedding candies to everyone to celebrate the new happiness. This event deeply attracted some old couples celebrating their golden and silver weddings. They also sat on the long pole and sang the song "I wish you a happy life" to celebrate their decades-long happy marriage.
In addition to the carnivals in Brazil and Germany, many other countries in the world also have large or small carnivals, such as the Venice Carnival in Italy, the Nottingham Carnival in the UK, etc., each with its own unique characteristics. feature.