Carnival in Rome
History, dress code, and why it is celebrated!
By
Madison Bodovinac
Rome Carnivals
Carnival in Rome is a special time of year. The streets are filled with children Dressed in their favorite costumes. The shops are filled with delicious regional treats and the cities hold festivals to delight and amuse the children and also the adults. It runs through February 2 until February 12, it is ten days of tradition that bring together the city.
The history of Carnival
Carnival in Rome circa 1650. Carnival is sometimes thought to be derived from the ancient Roman festivals of Saturnalia and Bacchanalia.
The dress code for Carnival
Carnival you can wear masks. You can dress up and you can wear masquerade masks during the celebrations.
How Carnival is celebrated
Carnival is a festive season occurs before Lent. It is a public celebration or parade. In some elements it is a circus and its a public street party.
What Is Carnival?
It is an annual celebration of life found in many countries of the world.
Carnival Floats
Carnival has a lot of floats. This is because it is a parade. Parades have big floats and so do carnivals. People come outside to see all the different floats every year. Carnival is always in February.
Carnival Dancers
Carnivals always have dancers. Just like parades. They do all different kinds of dances and perform in front of people watching the carnival.
Carnival Masks
The performers in the carnival can wear masks but you don't have to. These masks are some examples that the performers wear.
Africa and Indonesia
Carnival was introduced to the Cape Verde Islands. The pre-Lenten celebration is considered one of the most colorful carnivals of Africa and is celebration in each of the nine inhabited island of the archipelago. In Indonesia the word carnival is Karnaval. One of the largest carnival in Indonesia is Solo Batik Carnival held in Solo, Central Java and Jember Fashion Carnival.
Event Information
2015 Rome Carnival
This event will happen in February and will also end in February.
When?
Thursday, Feb 5, 2015, 09:00 PM
Where?
Rome, Italy
Carnival Float
This is a theme float. You can have any theme you want. Like this float it's theme is soccer.
Dancers
In this picture there is a whole group of dancers in a carnival. There are people in the stands watching the dancers.
Float
This is another theme float. The theme of the float is Egypt. In the front of the float is an Egypt face.
More Carnival Floats and Costumes
Floats
You can design as many floats as you want floats. You can use your imagination to make a float. A float can be any thing you want it to be. If you look above at the pictures, there are many different kinds of floats. Like the dragon picture at the top. You can make any kind of floats.
Lent
Lent is a religious Christian holiday. It covers a period of six weeks before Easter. Lent is a preparation prayer. They tried to not eat rich food like meat, dairy, fats, and sugars.
Rich Foods
Some rich foods in the pictures above us there are turkey, wine, fish, lobsters, claims, rice, meat, beans, and eggs. These are some examples of rich foods that are eaten on this holiday.
More Foods
Foods
In this picture you have fruits and vegetables. You have tomatoes, corn, peppers, apples, grapes, lettuces, and zucchini. Those are some things that you can see in this picture.
Foods
In this picture it's all about protein. You have a lot of meats in this picture. Some examples of proteins are pork, beef, and lamb.
Foods
In this picture its as some healthy foods in there. You see it has oranges, green beans, and a bowl of rice.
Foods
You can see that this picture has lots of fruits, vegetables, bagels, milk, and bread.
Foods
In this picture you see a lot of foods. There are chesses, meats, and vegetables.
Foods
This picture is all about fruits. There are watermelon, pineapples, grapes, and apples.