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Carnival in Rome, c. 1650 Rio's Carnival is the largest in the world according to Guinness World Records. [1]Carnival (known as Shrovetide in certain localities) 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.
Mardi Gras arrived in North America as a sedate French Catholic tradition with the Le Moyne brothers, [3] Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, in the late 17th century, when King Louis XIV sent the pair to defend France's claim on the territory of Louisiane, which included what are now the U.S. states of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Where the first official celebration actually happened, however, is up for constant debate. Both Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, are said to have hosted the first Mardi Gras .
The Carnival of Venice (Italian: Carnevale di Venezia; Venetian: Carneval de Venèsia) is an annual festival held in Venice, Italy, famous throughout the world for its elaborate costumes and masks. The Carnival ends on Shrove Tuesday ( Martedì Grasso or Mardi Gras ), which is the day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday .
Worcester, Massachusetts — Worcester Caribbean American Carnival, [65] The day after Boston, MA Carnival. Charleston Carifest, Charleston, South Carolina — usually after Spoleto around the third weekend in June. This carnival celebration is held in honour of Caribbean American Heritage Month.
The celebration was the brainchild of local businessmen such as David P. Hadden and former Confederate soldier Colton Greene, who in 1871 proposed the idea in response to the Memphis Daily Appeal's call for ideas and plans to boost the city's economy and business community. [4] The celebration rivaled those of New Orleans.
A few specific characters have evolved during the history of Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival. [7] Among these characters are: Burrokeet – A donkey-riding character, from burroquito (Spanish for 'little donkey'). [48] The costume is constructed so as to give the illusion of a dancer riding a small burro or donkey.
That day, people of Santa Cruz de Tenerife celebrate the "entierro de la sardina" (burial of the sardine), and with this event the carnival is officially over. However, the party starts up again the following weekend, known as the weekend of the piñata. The festival has two parts: the official Carnival, and the Carnival on the street.