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Dallas Carnival – Typically held the 3rd weekend in September. Miami Broward Caribbean Carnival [56] Miami, FL — the second weekend in October, Columbus Day weekend. Hartford, CT – Established in 1962, the West Indian Independence Celebration carnival parade and free concert takes place the second week of August in downtown Hartford.
Carnival in Rome, c. 1650 Rio's Carnival is the largest in the world according to Guinness World Records. [1]Carnival or Shrovetide is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, [2] consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras.
The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro) is a festival held every year before Lent; it is considered the biggest celebration of Carnival in the world, with two million people per day on the streets. The first Carnival festival in Rio occurred in 1723. [1] [2]
Carnival, as it is celebrated in Trinidad and Tobago, has spread to many other Caribbean islands as well as several cities worldwide. These celebrations include Toronto's Caribana , Miami's Miami Carnival, Houston Carifest, London's Notting Hill Carnival , as well as New York City 's Labor Day Carnival .
Carnival in Uruguay is a festival that takes place every year in Uruguay from mid January to late February. It is considered to be the longest carnival in the world. [ 1 ] The Carnival draws root from candombe , Murga and tablados, which are forms of expression of Uruguayan culture through dance and music.
Carnival in Belize is the celebration of Carnival with a "fusion of street theatre, music, costume and dance." [ 1 ] More broadly, Carnival is a "collective expression of the perceptions, meanings, aspirations, and struggles engendered by the material conditions of social life and informed by the cultural traditions of the group."
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The carnival is celebrated during the four days before the ash wednesday. People party widely and wear disguises as an act of fun and a lack of inhibition. [ 3 ] During this time, Barranquilla people and foreigners coming in the city submerse themselves in the collective joy, drinking and dancing.