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- Trinidad goes all out for Caribbean-style carnival
- The Venice Carnival
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Events Archive
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Mexico's running of the bulls
A TEENAGE girl has suffered a dislocated jaw as ten half-tonne bulls kicked at screaming spectators during Mexico’s chaotic version of “Running of the Bulls.” The tradition, enacted in a handful of Mexican towns, traces its roots back to the centuries-old Pamplona bull-run in Mexico’s former colonial power. But unlike Pamplona, where a pack of bulls [...] -
Rio Carnival
Although Carnival (Carnaval in Portuguese) is celebrated in towns and villages throughout Brazil and other Catholic countries, Rio de Janeiro has long been regarded as the Carnival Capital of the World. The Rio Carnaval is not only the biggest Carnival, benchmark against which every other carnival is compared but also one of the most [...] -
Trinidad goes all out for Caribbean-style carnival
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Mardi Gras in the U.S. means New Orleans. In South America, it’s Brazil, and in Europe, it’s Venice. But in the Caribbean, Trinidad is the place to be for carnival, with a celebration of culture, calypso and cuisine, complete with parades, elaborate costumes, bands and masquerade balls. -
The Venice Carnival
When Napoleon invaded Venice in 1797 he was so shocked at the excesses of the annual Carnival he banned it. No wonder. In the dying days of the Venetian Republic, the festival’s decadence knew few bounds, with masked merrymakers streaming into casinos to gamble, partygoers indulging in illicit liaisons, and crowds calling for blood [...]