Tag: Carnival
Customs: “Unidos do Viradouro” wins carnival competition
regional customs “Unidos do Viradouro” wins carnival competition The “Unidos do Viradouro” honored the strength of black women during their appearance. photo © Bruna Prado/AP/dpa They paraded through the stadium…
Celebrations: Everything is over on Ash Wednesday – carnival is over
festivals Everything is over on Ash Wednesday – carnival is over The carnival figure Hoppeditz is on fire in Düsseldorf. photo © Federico Gambarini/dpa Started on time, finished on time:…
Mardi Gras: Thousands at Carnival in New Orleans
Mardi Gras Thousands at Mardi Gras in New Orleans Members of the Monogram Hunters Black Masking Indians parade on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans. photo © Matthew Hinton/The Times-Picayune/The…
Carnival in Rio: The biggest party in the world is celebrated in Brazil
Hot rhythms, thousands of costumed people and loud samba sounds: the world-famous parades in the Sambodrome began in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. The “União do Parque Acari” school started…
Carnival highlight in Munich: the dance of the market women – Munich
Fasting begins on Wednesday. However, the sellers at the Viktualienmarkt hardly have to expect a collapse in sales in the next 40 days – it’s too tempting, Saturday shopping followed…
Fools brave the weather: the street carnival begins
As of: February 8, 2024 12:43 p.m Even pouring rain can’t stop them: tens of thousands celebrate the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Düsseldorf, Mainz and other crazy…
Rio Carnival delves into Brazil’s slavery legacy
By Eléonore Hughes Published 30 minutes ago The Salgueiro samba school honored the Yanomami indigenous people on Monday during the carnival parade at the Marquês de Sapucai sambadrome in Rio…
Rose Monday in Cologne and Düsseldorf: Brainless through the carnival – Panorama
The floats at the Rose Monday parades in Cologne and Düsseldorf are, as always, political. Putin having oral sex, Trump with Nazi symbols – and the Chancellor grinning smurfily in…
Carnival in Bavaria: xenophobic slogans and racist posters – Bavaria
Xenophobic and allegedly discriminatory incidents have occurred at several carnival parades in the past few days. At an event last Thursday in Landsberg am Lech, several men on the Landjugend…
Carnival: Rose Monday parades in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz
carnival Rose Monday parades in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz The “Meenzer Schwellköpp” are on the road in the Mainz Rose Monday procession. photo © Arne Dedert/dpa Hard times, tough satire:…