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Carnival of Ovar (European Portuguese: [kaɾnɐˈval dɨ oˈvaɾ]) is a major Portuguese tourist event that takes place in Ovar, in the Aveiro Region. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This event is organized in a modern fashion, since 1952.
Photos of the Bœuf Gras at Carnaval de Nantes: 1914 - Tango; 1920 - Carabin 1st; 1921 - S. M. Gros-Plant 1st; 1921 - S. M. Gros-Plant 1st; 1923 - Mironton, photo 1, photo 2; 1924 - (Name not specified on photo) At the Nantes Carnival in 1958, the last horse-drawn carriage in the carnival parade was a Bœuf Gras float.
Traditionally, there are two main carnival parades in Madeira, which are very different from each other. The allegoric parade, which takes place always on the Saturday of the Carnival weekend, is the more sophisticated one and needs a great deal of commitment and organisation from all the groups and the people involved.
Three caretos in the Carnival at Podence. The Careto tradition is a folk ritual practice of the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region of Portugal, believed to have prehistoric roots in Celtic traditions. The Careto is a masked character garbed with colorful fringe and noisemaking rattles.
Outside of Carnival, the most traditional men's clothing is that of the malandro carioca (carioca rascal) or sambista, a stereotype of the samba singer, with white pants, a striped shirt, white jacket, and a straw hat. Many stereotypes that foreigners have regarding Brazilian folk costume (as well as other customs) actually come from the state ...
Carnival is also widely celebrated in Portugal, some traditional carnivals date back several centuries. Loulé , Alcobaça , Mealhada , Funchal , Torres Vedras , Ovar and Figueira da Foz , among several other localities, hold several days of festivities, with parades where social and political criticism abound, along with music and dancing in ...
Historically, couscous has been the staple of the Moroccan diet. On special occasions, more complex meals like the traditional Moroccan pastilla and some special pastries such as gazelle ankles and briwates are served for guests. [51] Mint tea, called atay in Morocco, is commonly regarded as the national beverages. Coffee is also universally ...
In the fifth act of La traviata (1853), set in Paris, as Violetta is dying, she hears from below her windows the Parisians — a chorus offstage — accompanying the animal during the carnival: “Hail to the Bœuf Gras; it's the most beautiful in the world, it is the king of the feast; it’s our god: Parisians, let us sing the Bœuf Gras, etc ...