1. Carnival Festival
Carnival ( Carnival ), many countries in the world have
carnival. The festival originated in Europe in the middle
ages. In ancient Greece and ancient Rome wooden God,
Bacchus Festival can be said to be its predecessor. Some
areas are also called fasching and shrovetide. The festival
has a close relation with the easter. Before Easter, a period
of 40 days of Lent, which lent ( lent ). Lent, ban
entertainment, meat fasting, introspection, penitence
before Easter to commemorate the suffering of Jesus 3
days, solemn life boring, so at the beginning of Lent in the
first 3 days, people will be specially held a banquet, dance,
parade, fun, the "Carnival".

2. • 狂欢节（ Carnival ），世界上不少国家都有
狂欢节。这个节日起源于欧洲的中世纪。
古希腊和古罗马的木神节、酒神节都可以
说是其前身。有些地区还把它称之为谢肉
节和忏悔节。该节日曾与复活节有密切关
系。复活节前有一个为期 40 天的大斋期，
即四旬斋（ lent ）。斋期里，人们禁止娱
乐，禁食肉食，反省、忏悔以纪念复活节
前 3 天遭难的耶稣，生活肃穆沉闷，于是
在斋期开始的前 3 天里，人们会专门举行
宴会、舞会、游行，纵情欢乐，故有 " 狂欢
节 " 之说。

3. Rio de Janeiro Carnival

4. • The annual Carnival in Brazil is a unique festival. It is also the
most important ethnic celebration. It comes between the end of
February and the beginning of March every year. Hundreds of
thousands of tourists from overseas were attracted to join the
feast of rejoicing, which involves flamboyant1 costumes, sexy
Brazilian girls and passionate Samba dance.
• 在巴西，一年一度的狂欢节是一种特有的节日，也是最重要
的民族庆典，于每年二月底至三月初举行。艳丽的服装、性感
的巴西女郎、奔放的桑巴舞，吸引着海外无数游客前往尽享乐
宴。
• The earliest Carnival dates back to 1641, when the colonial
rulers implemented a decree2. According to it, people would be
encouraged to parade, dance and drink unrestrained to celebrate
the birthday of the Portuguese King. More than three hundred
years later, the Carnival has become the most important folk
festival of Brazil.
• 最早的狂欢节追溯到 1641 年，当时的殖民统治者颁布了一
条法令。法令鼓励民众自由地游行、跳舞及畅饮，来庆祝葡萄
牙国王的寿辰。 300 多年后，狂欢节已成了巴西民间最重要的

5. The greatest show on earth
• Carnival is the most famous holiday in Brazil and has become an
event of huge proportions. Rhythm, participation, and costumes
vary from one region of Brazil to another. In the southeastern cities
of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, huge organized parades are led
by samba schools.The country stops completely for almost a week
and festivities are intense, day and night, mainly in coastal cities.
The consumption of beer accounts for 80% of annual
consumption[citation needed] and tourism receives 70% of annual
visitors. The government distributes condoms and launches
awareness campaigns at this time to prevent the spread of AIDS.
• 据来自里约热内卢的消息，一年一度的狂欢节为这座海滨旅游城市在 5 天的
时间里赚取 6.4 亿美元，接待了 85 万游客，增加 25 万人就业。
• 在巴西的狂欢节上，每个人都不愿表现自我，而是想成全别人。有的男人希
望自己拥有女性的特征；而有的平时内向的女人则大跳狂热的舞蹈，尽量地
模仿他人的敏捷和有力动作。狂欢节中常常出现“易装癖”，这是历史的产物。
巴西狂欢节对女性化的狂热程度在世界上可以说是独一无二的。

6. • 巴西里约市长向“狂欢节国王”递交“城市钥
匙”

12. Nice Carnival
• In nice, France is the fifth largest city, in southeastern France,
located on the shores of the mediterranean. Nice carnival is the
world famous carnival every year, in the late two to early March
hold.
• 在尼斯，法国第五大城市，在法国东南部，位于地中海沿岸的尼斯狂欢节是
世界著名的狂欢节，每年，在晚两到三月上旬举行。
In order to respect both traditional and keep up with the times,
since the nineteen fifties, every nice carnival is a definite theme,
circus, clown, food, laughter, crazy, love, twentieth Century, the
new millennium, European and other concepts are provided for
Mardi Gras, and gives artists the imagination stage.
• 为了既尊重传统又跟上时代，自 20 世纪 50 年代起，每届尼斯狂欢节都确定
一个主题，马戏、小丑、美食、欢笑、疯狂、爱情、 20 世纪、新千年、欧洲
等概念都为狂欢节提供过 ，并为艺术家们提供了发挥想象力的舞台。
• It is reported, to cooperate this year held in London, the 128th nice carnival
theme for the" sport of kings"
• 据悉，为配合今年举办的伦敦奥运，第 128 届尼斯狂欢节主题为“运动之王”

13. Nice Carnival

19. The carnival of Venice
• 威尼斯狂欢节是当今世界上历史最久规模最大的狂欢节之
一欧洲的狂欢节据说都起源于古代的神农节。每年的冬去
春来之际，人们自动聚集在一起，载歌载舞，欢庆新的一
年的农事活动开始。而威尼斯狂欢节的起源则还有一说：
公元 12 世纪，古老的威尼斯城邦共和国日渐强盛， 1162
年的初春，它战胜附近的阿奎莱亚封建城邦国，称霸一方
。为庆祝这一胜利，威尼斯人走上街头高歌欢舞，时到
1296 年，这个尊崇天主教的城邦国根据宗教节日的安排
，正式把一年一度的欢庆活动时间固定下来，即从 2 月初
到 3 月初之间到来的四旬斋的前一天开始，延续大约两周
时间。

21. General Introduction
History ---two
Custom

22. cCarnival is an annual
celebration before Lent( 四旬
斋 ), a 40-day period of fasting
that precedes Easter. The dates
of Carnival vary each year
depending on the date of Ash
Wednesday （圣灰星期三） ,

23. FIRST:
It is said that the festival was
originated in the ancient
Shennong section. In winter to
spring of each year, people
automatically get together,
singing and dancing, to
celebrate the beginning of the
new year's farming activities.

24. SECOND:
In the 12th century, the ancient
city of the Republic of Venice grew
strong.In early spring 1162, it
defeated Aquileia Lea feudal city-
state country and dominated the
party. To celebrate this victory, the
Venetians took to the streets
singing and dancing.

25. CLOTHING
AND MASKS
People get
together,
dancing and
enjoying the
happiness
with masks.

27. Behind the mask, age
differences are eliminated, the
old man becomes young,and
the young man suddenly
become mature. Young
people and cipher will be
dressed like grown-up by
using the authority that the
masks represent. The old man
tried to dress himself very
young,even more stupid and
more ignorant ,the man can
become the woman, and the
woman can also become the
man.

30. Boat Parade
Traditional
Venetian will row
boats sailing
along Venice’s
Grand Canal on
Sunday, as part
of celebrations
on the second
day of the
Venice Carnival.