The origin of carnival

Many countries in the world have carnivals. This festival originated in medieval Europe. The Goddess of Wood Festival in ancient Greece and Rome and bacchanalia are its predecessors. In some areas, it is also called Meat Festival and Confession Festival. This festival is closely related to Easter.

There is a 40-day lent before Easter, which is Lent. During lent, people are forbidden to entertain, abstain from meat, reflect and repent in memory of Jesus who suffered three days before Easter. Life is solemn and dreary, so in the first three days of Lent, people will hold banquets, dances and parades to indulge in joy, so it is called "Carnival".

Nowadays, not many people adhere to the rules and regulations such as Lent, but the traditional carnival activities have been preserved and become an important festival for people to express their yearning for happiness and freedom.

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During the four days of the carnival, the heat wave of the carnival swept across Brazil. Men, women and children are red and green, dressed in colorful clothes, singing and dancing, and the spring tide rushes to the streets. In addition to pharmacies, hospitals and bars, factories are closed, shops are closed and schools are closed. It can be said that "no one belongs to anyone, and no one can control anyone".

It goes without saying that the rich wear gold and jade ornaments. Even the poor families should adjust their clothes and hats, knock on empty cans and jingle into the carnival crowd, as if they didn't have a carnival once a year, and there would be no good luck tomorrow. People forget wealth and poverty, sadness and troubles, tension and fatigue, leaving only joy and joy.

At this time, the whole country, regardless of high or low, regardless of race and color, is like a wave of joy, flowing into the ocean of joy. This joyful atmosphere also infects travelers from foreign lands, and many foreigners can't help but blend in.

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