Carneval: A Celebration of Meat Cookery in 100 Stunning Recipes

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The German names for carnival can be confusing. In North Rhine-Westphalia people call this period of revelry “Karneval”. In Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and Baden-Württemberg, on the other hand, people celebrate “Fastnacht” or “Fas(se)nacht”, while the so-called fifth season is mainly referred to as “Fasching” in Bavaria and Saxony. Weiberfastnacht, Weiberfasching – or crazy Thursday

This tradition has passed down to the present days, with many modern-day carnival clubs in the Rhineland still having their own "regiments" and military banners - with marching bands and powdered wigs to complete the look. Other carnival merrymakers dress up in colourful, fun costumes, including clowns, animals and famous people. Its duration is variable, determined by movable religious festivals: Carnival begins at Epiphany and ends on Ash Wednesday, and so typically lasts through most of January and February. During this period, from Friday evening until Monday morning the entire country throbs to the rhythm of masked balls and street parades. [ citation needed]San Pedro is one of Belize's few cities to observe Carnaval before Lent. Elsewhere, Carnaval (sometimes referred to as Carnival) often occurs in September. The Fiesta de Carnaval is often the most popular celebration, usually held over three days prior to Ash Wednesday, but the festivities often extend to the full week. [58] This festival "always includes music, dancing, costumes and parades". [59] Fastnacht isoften referred to as the dark side of the carnival, with more unusual traditions. Common sights includepeople in grotesque masks scaring children, danglingcalf'stails in front of people's faces, and teasing women with inflated pig bladders. Fasching Brazilian carnival in essence is a synthesis of European, Native American, and Afro-Brazilian cultural influences, each group has played an important role in the development of the structure and aesthetic of the Brazilian carnival of today. For instance, the main rhythms used in carnival celebrations were developed by Afro-Brazilians and make use of European instruments like the cavaquinho and pandeiro to create melodies and arrangements, also the fantasies and costumes in the Brazilian carnival borrow concepts from the clothing of the Native population in the use of feathers and the tendency to use lighter pieces.

There are a number of events that occur before and after Fasnacht. This is not a complete list, rather an overview of the larger or more significant events. 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 carnival tradition, although ostensibly a Catholic one, actually has its origins in the pagan religions that existed before the arrival of Christianity: from the Romans, who marked the onset of spring with a boozy, raucous festival in honour their wine god Dionysus, to Germanic tribes who celebrated the passing of winter with heathen rituals to eliminate dark and evil spirits. Monstre-Trommelkonzert (aka Drummeli), formerly in the Messe Basel, as of 2011 at the Musical Theater Basel Carnival was introduced by German settlers. The celebration is based on the "Rheinische" Carnival tradition.

Samba in Rio de Janeiro". Travel-amazing-southamerica.com. 7 August 1942. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011 . Retrieved 4 June 2011. All lanterns are on display from Monday evening until Wednesday morning on the Münsterplatz (the square in front of the Basel Münster) and are lit in the evenings. The lantern exhibition is referred to as the largest open-air art exhibition of the world. da Cunha, Fabiana Lopes. “Samba Locations: An Analysis on the Carioca Samba, Identities, and Intangible Heritage (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).” In Latin American Heritage, Cham: Springer International Publishing, n.d: 5.