TRAVEL : CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD by Adele McConnell

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We can take a trip to Venice, where elaborate masks represent class equality or go to Goa, where Portuguese roots are entangled with Hindu customs of awakening the gods. We might journey to Spain, to see hoards of young people dressed in group-themed costumes. The grandest Caribbean Carnival takes place in Trinidad, where traditions melt together amid a cacophony of steel pans and Calypso music, as musical competitions form the belly of this island jubilee. If you come late to the party, the Carnival celebrations in Basel, Switzerland commence one week later than their counterparts worldwide. Regardless of destination, the lively displays of human imagination and history invite us to add our own flavor to a country’s cultural recipe.

~Adele McConnell

2014