Goa Carnival India

One of the most colorful and popular festival of Goa is the Goa Carnival. This three day extravaganza, of fun, frolic, amusement and merry-making, takes place in the month of February. The Goa Carnival festival is one of the most eagerly awaited events of the year. Though essentially a Christian festival, all people of Goa, irrespective of their faith and religion take part in this festival. The word Carnival has been derived from the Latin word "Carnavale" which means to throw away meat. The main highlight of Goan carnival is to have fun by indulging in singing, dancing, feasting, etc. before the 40 day abstinence period of Lent before Easter.

  Dates back to almost 500 years, Goa Carnival was essentially introduced in Goa by the Portuguese. The trend of celebrating the Carnival with hedonistic pleasures dates back to ancient Rome and Greece. It came to be known to the Portuguese and Spanish people with time and when the Portuguese established their colony in Goa, they introduced the concept there. Since then, the carnival is regular feature every year and a time when people all over Goa take part in it with pleasure.

Mummers Parade

The Mummers Parade is held each New Year's Day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Local clubs (usually called "New Years Associations") compete in one of four categories (Comics, Fancies, String Bands, and Fancy Brigades). They prepare elaborate costumes and moveable scenery, which take months to complete. This is done in clubhouses, many of which are located on or near 2nd Street (called "Two Street" by some local residents)^[1] in the Pennsport neighborhood of South Philadelphia, which also serve as social gathering places for members.
The parade is televised on WPHL-TV; after a national campaign to get the parade nationally televised^[2], an edited two-hour broadcast of the parade was picked up by WGN America and WGN-TV; the broadcast debuted January 3, 2009.

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Junkanoo Festival of Bahamas

 

In comparison to New Orleans Mardi Gras and Rio De Janeiro Carnival, The Junkanoo Festival of Bahamas is famous for Bahamian culture and art. One of the energetic and colourful parade of brightly coloured costume people gyrating and dancing to the rhythmic accompaniment of cow bells, drums and whistles .More than 1000 artiste participate in this colourful fest. Learn more.