1. Rio Carnival, Brazil

Rio’s Carnival, the iconic carnival of Rio which is an example for all others as the largest and the most exquisite all over the world, has definitely become the symbol of the party spirit and festivity of Rio and Brazil. To follow its traditional calendar, the Carnival in Rio will happen next Thursday, April, which sees the city turning into a stronghold of music and color again. However, the Sambadrome as the main popular site for the competition of around 100 Samba Schools is not the only evidence of the Rio’s celebration of the Carnival. The city of Rio also holds celebrations, parades and musical performances in different neighborhoods.

2. Notting Hill Carnival, which is in London, England.

Each August Bank Holiday, Notting Hill Carnival holiday is celebrated, becoming the biggest street party in Europe ever. Wherever we may find, the wonderful atmosphere of the Caribbean will come and fill West London. Mimicking Rio, the parade is front and center, but the celebrations have been stretched along with the route, becoming something that goes on even after the drum groups and Samba cioas have ended. Taste the dishes of jerk chicken from the improvised grills simultaneously as you rumble to the tones of calypso, soca, reggae or dub which will be played for everyone’s enjoyment.

3. Oruro Carnival, Bolivia

Carnival Oruro, happening on every Friday that is, before real Ash Wednesday, is a vibrant mix of traditions native and faiths of ones assimilated past, in which the grand parade means virtue prevailing on evil. Oruro, the town situated on way between La Paz and the Altiplano, hosts the iconic carnival that is titled as “the Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity” (UNESCO). Experience with La Danza de los Diablos where it is Tio Supay (communal convent of the deceased, ceremonial mask for the underworld god) who faces Pachamama (Mother Earth) amidst a shower of fireworks, smoke, and commotion.

The word-famous Carnival of Binche, usually in February, which protected status as one of the “Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity” by UNESCO in 2003, due to its unrivaled and very subtle history. The carnival is considered an essential part of the Belgian tradition, so whole year is allocated for its preparation with a lot of privately-owned wooden bizarre props with hollow staring eyes popping and seeing out of their sockets without taking their blink while sticks are shaken and apples are thrown. Artists, including drummers and cousins, are expert fighters intensive training, men being inveterate veterans as Gilles. Women have been taking part in travel planning and travel just as much as men in the past, maybe even more at times. They are manifesting themselves especially by adorning their hats with amusing different hats every year.

3. Barcelona, Spain – Santa Cruz de Tenerife’s Carnival is remarkable.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife carnival, the second in importance only to Rio de Janeiro and incorporated into the country’s Ministry of Tourism as a national tourism festival on the world level, includes characteristics such as its size, daring and noise. With its rivalry and inseparability to Rio de Janeiro, the carnival is intended to become globally recognized by UNESCO as an example of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Corso, a life-boosting event with uncountable dance and music skill-makers, is a favorite among many. Another spectacular action to be anticipated is the Gala to select the Carnival Queen, where the candidates will be displaying their diamond or glitter dresses, weighing approximately a hundred and twenty kilograms at 1200m squared of the stage.

4. Cologne Carnival, Germany

The Cologne Carnival, “plunge party” in December and going full swing until March is marked by the Rose Monday or indulging Monday, nicknamed Mardi Gras or Shrove Monday. Through the lantern-carrying procession, floats sail through Südstadt, shooting sweets and collectibles to the crowd, for the majority of whom work on the costumes, usually clown outfits. In this carnival, we must do extensive preparations about Soumonces. They are said to come during 6 Sundays before Shrove Sunday when the army is ready for drummers and musicians also. bras men, submitting to the luggage of their generation as they proudly spend lavishly on bling-bling, are permanently associated with the label keyword: Gilles. A woman, with face recognition to the hat change every year, gives some of her time to design a program for the event.

Opulence is the name of the game for New Orleans carnival, the most sought after celebration in the United States, where so many different music bands, bars, and parades take place, and where Revelers all pay homage to imaginary figures like the King Zulu or Bacchus. What marks the Mardi Gras season are the common beaded necklaces known as “Mardi Gras beads” or simply “necklaces”, which are thrown from French balconies overlooking the procession that starts with the Epiphany Feast, on January 6 and continues until Shrove Tuesday in the month of February. For many people, wearing the necklaces with the finest decoration, not only is a statement of an individual personal taste, but also of a strong character.

6. Venice Carnival, Italy

Venetians enjoy Carnevale di Venezia, a festival that, in February, precedes the Lenten Season. The procession through Piazza di San Marco in the early stages of the festivities is led by religious figures. Countless of men and women don masks made up of leather, glass, porcelain, and more, enchanting the entire ambience, especially with the romantic atmosphere of Venice — a bookmark place for a festivals of mask wearers worldwide.

Trinidad and Tobago Carnival is a famous and entertaining celebration of life through music, dance, and gregarious attire symbolic to the indigenous culture.

It is a demonstration that freedom and liberation are the seeds of true independence. Hence, Trinidad and Tobago’s carnival evolved out of the slave struggle into one the largest street celebrations of the Caribbean. Its historical importance is an hour by 4 in the morning recognizing a period when church was the only thing that gathered the slaves secretly. Separating the origin from the current pomp may be too difficult. Today the holiday has not only the rum and soca element but also the limbo, calypso, and steelbands. The festival extends over the passionate blur of ongoing holiday cheerfulness.