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2. Carnival Celebration - Wikipedia

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   Carnival Celebration leaving Funchal. Carnival Celebration is divided into six zones incorporating themed elements and spaces that host activities and events and also house various dining and shopping outlets. [6] On her top decks, Carnival Celebration hosts the "Ultimate Playground" zone, where the shipboard roller coaster is located, dubbed ...

3. J'ouvert - Wikipedia

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   J'ouvert (/ dʒ uː ˈ v eɪ / joo-VAY) (also Jour ouvert, Jouvay, or Jouvé) [1] [2] [3] is a traditional Carnival celebration in many countries throughout the Caribbean. The parade is believed to have its foundation in Trinidad & Tobago, with roots steeped in French Afro-Creole traditions such as Canboulay.

4. Canboulay riots - Wikipedia

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   [10] [8] During the Carnival seasons, white planters staged elaborate masquerade balls and other celebrations after Christmas as a "farewell to the flesh" before the season of Lent. [11] Enslaved Africans and 'free coloureds' were forbidden by law to participate in Carnival celebrations such as street festivities. [11]

5. Barranquilla Carnival - Wikipedia

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   The pre-carnival events begins officially with the Lectura del Bando (The reading of the Carnival Proclamation), followed by la toma de la ciudad (The taking Of the city), the crowning of the Carnival Queen and the Momo King, the children parade, the gay parade and finally La Guacherna, a nocturnal parade regarded as the most important pre ...

6. In pictures: Carnival kicks off Big Burns Supper - AOL

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   A colourful carnival through the streets of Dumfries has helped to kick off the annual Big Burns Supper festival. Large crowds turned out to see the spectacle parade through the heart of the town ...

7. Mardi Gras in the United States - Wikipedia

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   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.

8. Crop Over - Wikipedia

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   Caribbean Carnival, Carnival Crop Over is a traditional harvest festival which began in Barbados , having had its early beginnings on the sugar cane plantations during slavery. History

9. Trinidad and Tobago Carnival - Wikipedia

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   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.