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In our country, this week we have a celebration of the carnival. Carnival is one of the oldest folk customs, which stems from the time before Christianity. In this period they include many traditions. During this time, people are dressed in carnival costumes. This folk tradition is supposed to persecute the winter and call spring. On this occasion, our ancestors performed rituals honored by the spring forces and persecuted the remnants of winter. They believed that the ritual from the land itself would have devastated the evil spirits, cleansed by the dark forces, and summoned a warm spring in which nature would awaken again.
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Do you know this celebration?
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Would you wear a carnival costume?
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It looks so fun! Lovely costumes!
Thank you so much, Ellie
I did wear a carnival costume once in my teen years but no more. However I enjoy carnivals
I also wore a costume as a child, but today I enjoy looking at others
Thank you so much …
So nice & colorful tradition of spring meeting!!! Have a similar holiday with the burning of effigies of winter.
Today, the celebration ended with the burning costumed characters
Can you think of a single Christian holiday that they didn’t steal from the pagans? I certainly can’t…
I totally agree with you. Faiths are sometimes “cruel”, which I know from history
one imagines there were nice religions once, but they were all wiped out by the bully religions we know today…
Very interesting celebration. Soon they will have the Easter Show in The Show grounds, Greenlane. I would like to go this time.
Thank you, Pamela. It’s really an interesting celebration. Unfortunately, we do not have any special Easter tradition.
Our Easter Tradition for most inbred NZ people is eating Hot Cross buns on Good Friday, and Easter Eggs on Sunday. Most of us are not church goers but my church that I associate with, Church of England or Anglican has lent, which started on Weds. People give up something for lent, it is supposed to give character development. Pancake Tuesday is using up eggs before lent.
Our family never celebrated this tradition.
The Easter Show which I mentioned used to be really good but through time, sometimes OK other times not. Generally it is the only fair we enjoy for the year, carnival rides and times of entertainment.
This reminds me of what we have called Mardi Gras.
I suppose it has a different name in each city
Yes I think it is the same celebration.
it is- they both celebrate the coming of Ash Wednesday and are ostensibly so you can enjoy whatever you are giving up for lent
This is a very beautiful tradition dear friend
Thank you, Lado. I agree
Nije kao u Brazilu ali je lepo!
I agree. Nevertheless, it is interesting
I really don’t enjoy costumes and I am happy that others may enjoy it. ?
I’m not wearing a costume either. I really like to see a carnival.