Do you celebrate the Carnival?
Carnival is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during January and February. Carnival typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus and public street party. People often dress up or masquerade during the celebrations.
Carnival is mostly associated with Roman Catholic and, to a lesser extent, Eastern Orthodox Christians; Protestant areas usually do not have carnival celebrations or have modified traditions, like the Danish Carnival. The world's longest carnival celebration is held in Uruguay but many regions worldwide have large, popular celebrations, such as Carnival of Venice, or the world famous New Orleans Mardi Gras, of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Mardi Gras in Mobile, the Carnival of Barranquilla in Colombia, of Torres Vedras or the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival.
During Dutch Carnival in 3 days or more, many traditions are kept alive. First of all is the parade with dressed-up groups, musicians and elaborately built floats. Also traditions include a fake prince plus cortège ('Council of 11'), the boerenbruiloft (farmer's wedding) and the haring happen (eating herring) on Ash Wednesday. However, the traditions vary from town to town.
Syuan was eager to join the Carnival on this afternoon, she didn't take her foods in the morning and noon that I prepared for her because she afraid that they would spoil her dress. Syuan refused to goes back to Taiwan as she said the people here in Netherlands were beautiful. Look! I made the "LOVE" magic on her hand using the Turkey's kebab wrapping aluminium paper and the red tomato's bag.....
Carnival is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during January and February. Carnival typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus and public street party. People often dress up or masquerade during the celebrations.
Carnival is mostly associated with Roman Catholic and, to a lesser extent, Eastern Orthodox Christians; Protestant areas usually do not have carnival celebrations or have modified traditions, like the Danish Carnival. The world's longest carnival celebration is held in Uruguay but many regions worldwide have large, popular celebrations, such as Carnival of Venice, or the world famous New Orleans Mardi Gras, of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Mardi Gras in Mobile, the Carnival of Barranquilla in Colombia, of Torres Vedras or the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival.
During Dutch Carnival in 3 days or more, many traditions are kept alive. First of all is the parade with dressed-up groups, musicians and elaborately built floats. Also traditions include a fake prince plus cortège ('Council of 11'), the boerenbruiloft (farmer's wedding) and the haring happen (eating herring) on Ash Wednesday. However, the traditions vary from town to town.
(Reference: From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival#Netherlands )
On 20th, Feb, Friday, Syuan dressed up as a princess to joined the celebration of the Carnival in school. They have a celebration in class room and a performance on stage in the morning, we could only join their parade at 1:30pm along the neighbourhood streets for half hours.
On 20th, Feb, Friday, Syuan dressed up as a princess to joined the celebration of the Carnival in school. They have a celebration in class room and a performance on stage in the morning, we could only join their parade at 1:30pm along the neighbourhood streets for half hours.
RIS Carnival started with a car with colourful balloons ahead of the parade, a band with about 10 people played music and the children of all groups in the school sung a Carnival song. After the song, junior group pupils with their fantasy costumes and musical instruments leaded by their teachers and followed the balloons car, the senior group pupils would follow them.
Although it was raining a little bit and as cold as 5C, the teachers and the pupils with all kinds and varieties of dresses or costumes, like crowns, fairies, indians, supermen, spidermen, animals, all kinds of prince and princess, cow boys and girls, with masks, etc, still felt exciting and paraded all the way. Despite the parents took the photos of their children, many pedestrians also enjoyed to see them and took video or photos of the parade.
Syuan was eager to join the Carnival on this afternoon, she didn't take her foods in the morning and noon that I prepared for her because she afraid that they would spoil her dress. Syuan refused to goes back to Taiwan as she said the people here in Netherlands were beautiful. Look! I made the "LOVE" magic on her hand using the Turkey's kebab wrapping aluminium paper and the red tomato's bag.....
Syuan will start her school holiday after this Friday. The school will restart on 2nd, March, Monday.
