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Carnaval in Nederland
Het carnaval is een feest dat vooral in de provincies Limburg en Noord-Brabant drie dagen lang het dagelijks leven in zijn greep heeft. Carnavalsvierders trekken verkleed door de straten en zoeken elkaar op in kroegen en feestzalen. De feestlocaties zijn versierd met maskers en serpentines en de feestmuziek kent zijn eigen carnavalsrepertoire.
Het tijdstip van de viering is afhankelijk van de wisselende datum waarop Pasen jaarlijks gevierd wordt. De zevende zondag voorafgaande aan Paaszondag is carnavalszondag. De vele Prinsen Carnaval nemen op carnavalszaterdag of -zondag voor drie dagen op rituele wijze de macht van de burgerlijke autoriteiten over in dorpen en steden (de machtsoverdracht of sleuteloverdracht) en vieren met hun onderdanen, de carnavalsvierders, de tijdelijke vestiging van hun narrenrijk. Carnavalsvierders verkleden zich in een door hun gewenste uitdossing en nemen in een driedaagse carnavalsroes bezit van de straat en de café’s. Op één van de drie carnavalsdagen trekt de optocht door de straten: de zegetocht van Prins Carnaval. En op carnavalsdinsdag rond middernacht wordt in veel plaatsen in een collectief afsluitingsritueel afscheid genomen van het narrenrijk en zijn Prins. Carnavalsmascottes en symbolen worden dan verbrand, begraven of verdronken. Op Aswoensdag wordt het dagelijkse leven weer opgepakt.  | The winning entry has been announced in this pair.There were 11 entries submitted in this pair during the submission phase, 3 of which were selected by peers to advance to the finals round. The winning entry was determined based on finals round voting by peers.
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In the seventeenth century, the term carnival prevailed in Europe to designate festivals that are characterised by masquerades, processions, the establishment of a reign of satire complete with its own hierarchy, and abundant food and drink. In the Middle Ages, there was the Shrove Tuesday celebration, where one could still have one last go at boisterous celebration with loads of food and drink and then, from Ash Wednesday onwards, the Roman Catholic Lent made its entry in preparation for Easter. One of the explanations for the word carnival makes the link between this exuberant celebration and the subsequent fasting: carne vale means farewell to meat. Another explanation for the word arises from its supposed derivation from Carrus navalis, a carnival float in the shape of a ship, which was pulled through the streets on Shrove Tuesday with disguised merrymakers on board.
Carnival in The Netherlands
The Carnival is a festival that grabs hold of daily life for three whole days, especially in the provinces of Limburg and North Brabant. Carnival merrymakers roam masqueraded through the streets and meet up in pubs and banqueting halls. The partying venues are decorated with masks and streamers and the party music has its own carnival repertoire.
The time of the celebration depends on the changing date on which Easter is celebrated each year. Carnival Sunday is on the seventh Sunday before Easter Sunday. On Carnival Saturday or Sunday, the many Carnival Princes ritually take over the powers from the civil authorities in towns and cities for three days (the handing over of the keys) and celebrate the temporary establishment of their jesters’ empire along with their subjects, the carnival revellers. Carnival revellers dress up in attire of their choosing and, for a three-day carnival high, take possession of the streets and cafés. On one of the three carnival days, the pageant wends through the streets: the triumphal procession of Prince Carnival. And around midnight on Shrove Tuesday, in many places in a collective closing ritual, leave is taken of the jesters’ realm and its Prince. Carnival mascots and symbols are then burned, buried or drowned. On Ash Wednesday, daily life begins again. | Entry #21568 — Discuss  0 — Variant: Britishbritish
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carne vale means farewell to meat | Good term selection
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+4 1 carnival float in the shape of a ship | Good term selection | philgoddard | |
celebrate the temporary establishment of their jesters’ empire along with their subjects, the carnival revellers | Flows well | Sue Stewart-Anderson (X) No agrees/disagrees | |
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made its entry | Other
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The Carnival is a festival that grabs hold of daily life for three whole days, especially in the provinces of Limburg and North Brabant. | Other
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masqueraded through the streets and meet up | Grammar errors
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In the seventeenth century, "carnival" became the term of choice in Europe for festivities marked by masquerades, parades, a topsy-turvy social system with its own hierarchy and profuse eating and drinking. In the middle ages, it was called Shrove Tuesday, the celebration the evening before the Roman Catholic season of Lent, when revelers could engage in one last evening of debauchery and gluttony before starting to fast on Ash Wednesday in preparation for Easter. One of the interpretations of the word "carnival" draws a link between this exuberant party and the meatless fasting that follows it: "carne vale" means "flesh, farewell!" Another explanation tracks the word's origins to "carrus navalis", a wagon pulled through the streets on Fat Tuesday carrying masqueraded revelers.
Carnival in the Netherlands
Carnival is a festival that takes over daily life for three days predominantly in the provinces of Limburg and North Brabant. Carnival celebrants roam the streets in costume seeking each other out in pubs and clubs. These festive locations are decorated with masks and streamers, with a special carnival repertoire of music blaring.
The celebration is a movable feast: the date varies each year depending on when Easter is celebrated. Carnival falls on the seventh Sunday before Easter Sunday. On Carnival Saturday or Sunday, various Carnival Princes are handed the keys to villages and cities in a ceremony of pomp transferring civic power for three days. They celebrate the temporary establishment of their reign of fools with their subjects, the carnival revelers. Carnival celebrants dress up in their chosen get-ups and occupy the streets and pubs for a three-day bender. On one of those three days of carnival, they parade through the streets: the procession of Prince Carnival. At about midnight on Carnival Tuesday, a collective closing ceremony is held in many places as adieu is bid to the reign of fools and its Prince. Carnival mascots and symbols are then burnt, buried or drowned. Normal life resumes on Ash Wednesday. | Entry #16780 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specifiednone
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music blaring. | Syntax
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music blaring. | Mistranslations
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In the seventeenth century the term carnival gained the upper hand in Europe for the festivities characterised by costumes, parades, installation of a mock aristocracy with its own hierarchy, and exuberant eating and drinking. In mediaeval times people spoke of observing Shrove Tuesday, a final boisterous celebration with lots of food and drink before entering the Roman Catholic period of fasting from Ash Wednesday, in preparation for Easter. One explanation of the word carnival alludes to the relationship between lavish feasting and the following fast, with carne vale meaning ‘flesh farewell’. Another rests on the assumed derivation from carrus navalis, a float pulled through the streets on Shrove Tuesday with dressed up revellers on board.
Carnival in the Netherlands
Carnival is a festival, celebrated primarily in the provinces of Limburg and North Brabant, which takes over daily life for three days. Carnival revellers take to the streets in fancy dress, meeting in pubs and banquet halls. Venues are decorated with masks and serpentines and there is a special carnival music repertoire.
The timing depends on the date of Easter, which changes annually. Carnival Sunday is the seventh Sunday before Easter Sunday. The many Carnival Princes ritually take over power from the civil authorities in villages and towns for three days from Carnival Saturday or Sunday (the transfer of power or handing over of the key). Along with their subjects, the revellers, they celebrate the temporary possession of power over their kingdom of jesters. Carnival revellers dress in their chosen attire and take possession of the streets and cafés in a three-day carnival high. On one of the three carnival days the parade takes to the streets for the triumphal march of the Carnival Prince. In many places around midnight on Carnival Tuesday there is a collective closing ritual to say farewell to the kingdom of jesters and its Prince. Carnival mascots and symbols are then burnt, buried or drowned. On Ash Wednesday everyday life resumes. | Entry #20285 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Britishbritish
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Carnival is a festival, celebrated primarily in the provinces of Limburg and North Brabant, which takes over daily life for three days. | Flows well
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The timing depends on the date of Easter, which changes annually | Flows well | Sue Stewart-Anderson (X) No agrees/disagrees | |
chosen attire | Good term selection | Sue Stewart-Anderson (X) No agrees/disagrees | |
the parade takes to the streets for the triumphal march | Flows well | Sue Stewart-Anderson (X) No agrees/disagrees | |
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possession | Other
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Non-finalist entries The following entries were not selected by peers to advance to finals-round voting. In the seventeenth century, the festivities characterised by costumes, processions, the setting up of a mock rule with its own hierarchy and overindulgence in eating and drinking became widely known in Europe by the name ‘carnival’. In the Middle Ages, the evening of Shrove Tuesday was the occasion of one last, noisy feast, accompanied by copious amounts of food and drink before Lent, the Roman Catholic fast leading up to Easter, began on Ash Wednesday. The link between the extravagant festivities and the subsequent period of fasting offers us one explanation for the name ‘carnival’: a farewell to flesh (meat), from the Latin carne vale. In an alternative explanation, the name is supposedly derived from carrus navalis, which was a cart in the form of a ship, pulled through the streets on the evening of Shrove Tuesday and carrying costumed revellers.
Carnival in the Netherlands
Carnival is celebrated mainly in the provinces of Limburg and Noord-Brabant where it takes over everyday life for three days each year. Participants in a multitude of costumes take to the streets and congregate in bars and party venues. The venues are decorated with masks and streamers and there is also special carnival music.
The date the celebrations begin is dependent on the annually changing date on which Easter falls: the seventh Sunday before Easter Sunday is Carnival Sunday. On that day, or the day before, Carnival Saturday, the many Carnival Princes (elected anew each year in the towns and villages) ritually usurp the power of the local authorities in those towns and villages (the transfer of power or the handing over of the key of the city) and proceed, together with their costumed ‘subjects’, to celebrate the temporary establishment of their fools’ realm. Carnivallers dress up in the costumes of their choice and, in three days of intemperate Carnival enthusiasm, take over the bars and streets. On one of the three days of Carnival, the procession, representing the Carnival Prince’s victory march, weaves its way through the streets. At midnight on Carnival Tuesday, in many places, there is a collective closing ceremony in which carnivallers take their leave of their fools’ realm and its ruler. The symbols and mascots of Carnival are then burned, buried or drowned. On Ash Wednesday, everyday life returns to normal. | Entry #19756 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Britishbritish
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-1 a cart in the form of a ship | Good term selection | philgoddard | |
celebrated mainly in the provinces of | Flows well | Sue Stewart-Anderson (X) No agrees/disagrees | |
weaves its way through the streets | Flows well | Sue Stewart-Anderson (X) No agrees/disagrees | |
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+1 the festivities characterised by costumes, processions, the setting up of a mock rule with its own hierarchy and overindulgence in eating and drinking became widely known | Other
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‘carnival’. | Spelling
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+2 before Lent, the Roman Catholic fast leading up to Easter, began on Ash Wednesday. | Syntax
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from the Latin carne vale | Spelling
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Noord-Brabant | Mistranslations
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+1 The date the celebrations begin is dependent on the annually changing date on which Easter falls: the seventh Sunday before Easter Sunday is Carnival Sunday. | Spelling
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On that day, or the day before, Carnival Saturday, the many Carnival Princes (elected anew each year in the towns and villages) ritually usurp the power of the local authorities in those town | Spelling
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In seventeenth century Europe, festivities characterised by an abundance of food and drink, disguises, parades and the rule of mockery with its own hierarchy are given the term carnival.
In the Middle Ages it was a matter of one last noisy celebration with lots of food and drink on the eve of Shrove Tuesday followed by Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of the Catholic period of fasting as a preparation for Easter.
In one of the definitions of the word carnival, the relationship between this exuberant festivity followed by fasting is explained as ‘carne vale’ meaning ‘farewell to meat’. Another definition suggests the word comes from the supposed derivation of ‘carrus navalis’, a ship-like cart full of revellers in disguise pulled through the streets on the eve of Shrove Tuesday.
Carnival in the Netherlands
For three full days the provinces of Limburg and North Brabant especially are in the grip of this festival called Carnival. Partygoers dress up to parade through the streets and meet in pubs and party halls. Festivity venues are decorated with masks and streamers, and the party music has its own Carnival repertoire.
The time of the celebration depends entirely on when Easter is held which changes yearly. Carnival Sunday is the seventh Sunday before Easter Sunday.
On the Saturday or Sunday of Carnival, the many Princes of the Carnival are ritualistically handed over the power or keys of towns and villages from civil authorities, and celebrate with their subjects and revellers the brief existence of their jesters’ kingdom. Revellers dress up however they want and for three days take over the street and cafés in carnival frenzy.
On one of the three days, there is a Carnival Parade through the streets, celebrating the triumph of the Carnival Prince. Around midnight on the eve of Shrove Tuesday, many places conduct a communal closing ceremony to say goodbye to the Prince and his jesters’ kingdom. Carnival mascots and symbols are then burnt, buried or drowned. On Ash Wednesday, life resumes its ordinary routine. | Entry #18827 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Australianausteng
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+1 ‘carne vale’ meaning ‘farewell to meat’ | Good term selection | Sue Stewart-Anderson (X) | |
Partygoers dress up to parade through the streets and meet in pubs and party halls | Flows well | Sue Stewart-Anderson (X) No agrees/disagrees | |
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+1 are ritualistically handed over the power or keys of towns and villages from civil authorities, and celebrate with their subjects and revellers the brief existence of their jesters’ kingdom | Syntax
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In the seventeenth century, the word 'carnival' prevailed as a term for festivities marked by masquerades, parades, a focus on mock-hierarchy and excessive eating and drinking. In the Middle Ages this was called the Shrove Tuesday celebration, at which one would hold a last loud binge on food and drink before committing to Lent on Ash Wednesday and preparing for Easter. One of the explanations for the word 'carnival' links the lavish feast to the subsequent fast: 'carne vale' means as much as 'good-bye meat'. Another explanation for the word is found in the supposed derivation from 'carrus navalis', a boat on wheels hauled through the streets by disguised revellers.
Carnival in the Netherlands
Carnival is a festival which mainly in the provinces Limburg and North Brabant gets a firm hold of every day life for three days. Costumed party-goers march through the streets and meet in bars and party halls. The locations are decorated with masks and streamers, and the party music is mainly composed of special carnival songs.
The exact dates of celebration depend on the varying date on which Easter is celebrated every year. The seventh Sunday preceding Easter Sunday is carnival Sunday. On carnival Saturday or Sunday, the many 'Kings Carnival' wrest control over villages and cities from the civil authorities (the so-called assumption of power or the handing over of keys) and celebrate with their subordinates, the revellers, the ephemeral establishment of their kingdom of fools. Party-goers dress up as they wish and take control of the streets and bars in a three day long carnival flush. During one of these three days, the procession parades through the streets: King Carnival's march of triumph. Finally, on Shrove Tuesday at midnight, many places hold a collective finishing ceremony to bid farewell to the kingdom of fools and its King. Carnival mascots and symbols are burnt, buried or drowned. On Ash Wednesday, every day life resumes its course. | Entry #18868 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Britishbritish
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In the seventeenth century, the word 'carnival' prevailed as a term for festivities marked by masquerades, parades, a focus on mock-hierarchy and excessive eating and drinking. | Flows well | philgoddard No agrees/disagrees | |
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+4 Carnival is a festival which mainly in the provinces Limburg and North Brabant gets a firm hold of every day life for three days. | Other
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-1 1 Kings Carnival | Mistranslations
It not a good idea to upgrade a prince to a king. | carsrac | |
celebrate with their subordinates, the revellers, the ephemeral establishment | Other
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The term 'Carnival' became prevalent in seventeenth-century Europe for celebrations which feature disguises, parades, the bent towards a satirical dominion with its own hierarchy and excessive eating and drinking. In the Middle Ages, they called it the Lent Feast (Mardi Gras or Pancake Tuesday) where you could celebrate boisterously with lots of food and drink prior to the Roman Catholic fasting period from Ash Wednesday on, in preparation for Easter. One explanation of the word 'Carnival' makes the connection between this exuberant feast and the fasting period afterwards. 'Carne Vale' means literally 'Meat Farewell'. Another explanation is that the word is supposedly derived from 'Carrus Navalis', meaning a ships cart that was towed through the streets during the Lent Feast, carrying the disguised Merrymakers.
Carnival in the Netherlands
Particularly in the Dutch provinces of Limburg and North Brabant, daily life is firmly in the grasp of Carnival for three whole days. The costumed merrymakers move through the streets and look out for each other in pubs and party halls. The party locations are decked out with masks and streamers and the party music is made up of their own typical Carnival songs.
The time period for this celebration depends on the varying date on which Easter is celebrated each year. The seventh Sunday prior to Easter Sunday is Carnival Sunday. In a ritual called the 'Authority Devolution' or 'Handing over the Key', which takes place on Carnival Saturday or Sunday, the many Kings Carnival take over from the local municipal authorities in the villages and towns. They then celebrate the temporary establishment of their jesters empire, with their subjects, the Carnival Merrymakers. The Carnival Merrymakers dress themselves up in costumes of their choice and then, in a three-day whirl, they take over the streets and the pubs. On one of the three Carnival days, the procession takes to the streets. This is the victory march of King Carnival. Then, around midnight on Carnival Tuesday, in many places there is a collective closing ritual, bidding a formal farewell to the jesters empire and its King. Carnival mascots and symbols are then burnt, buried or drowned. And on Ash Wednesday there is a return to normal daily life. | Entry #16861 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specifiednone
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In the seventeenth century the term "carnival" begins to predominate in Europe for festivals characterized by disguises, processions, the establishment of a rule of mockery with its own hierarchy and exuberant eating and drinking. In the Middle Ages there was mention of the Shrove Tuesday celebration, where you could celebrate noisily again with a lot of food and drink before then entering the Roman Catholic Lent period as from Ash Wednesday in preparation for Easter. In one of the explanations for the word "carnival" the relationship between the exuberant festival and the ensuing fasting is established: "carne vale" means "farewell meat". Another explanation for the word consists of the supposed derivation from "carrus navalis", a ship's waggon with disguised revellers on board that was pulled through the streets in the Shrove Tuesday period.
Carnival in Holland
Carnival is a festival that holds the daily life in mostly the provinces Limburg and North Brabant in its clutches for three whole days. Carnival revellers march disguised through the streets and meet each other in pubs and festival halls. The festival localities are decorated with masks and streamers and the festival music has its own carnival repertoire.
The date of the celebration depends on the movable date on which Easter is celebrated yearly. The seventh Sunday before Easter Sunday is Carnival Sunday. On Carnival Saturday or Sunday the many Prince Carnivals ritually take over the power of the civil authorities in villages and towns ( the transfer of power or transfer of keys) and celebrate with their subjects, the carnival revellers, the temporary establishment of their fools' kingdom. Carnival revellers disguise themselves in their own choice of dress and take possession of the street and cafés in a three-day carnival drunken revel. On one of the three Carnival days the procession marches through the streets: the victory procession of Prince Carnival. And on Carnival Tuesday around midnight in many places they bid farewell to the fools' kingdom and its Prince in a collective closing ritual. Carnival mascots and symbols are then burned, buried or drowned. On Ash Wednesday daily life begins again. | Entry #18857 — Discuss 0 — Variant: UKukeng
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In the seventeenth century in Europe the term carnival gains the upper hand for parties typifying dressing up, parades and establishment of mockery with its own hierarchy and lavish eating and drinking. They spoke of Shrove Tuesday in the middle age, on which one can party all out just one more time with lots of food and drink after which on Ash Wednesday the Roman Catholic fasting starts as preparation for Easter. In one of the interpretations of the word carnival a relation is put between the exuberant feasting and subsequent imposed fasting: carne vale means farewell flesh. Another interpretation is the presumed deduction from the word carrus navalis, which is a ship vehicle that during Shrove Tuesday is pulled along the streets with on board, dressed up partying people.
Carnival in the Netherlands
The carnival is a feast that for three days, especially in the provinces of Limburg and North Brabant, holds the daily life in its grip. The carnival participants all dressed up move along the streets and meet up with others in bars and party wards. The party wards are decorated with masks and paper streamers and the party music has its own carnival repertoire.
The period of this celebration is subject to the variable date on which Easter is celebrated each year. The seventh Sunday preceding Easter Sunday is the carnival Sunday. The many Momo Kings take over the reign from the local civic authorities (yielding of authority or yielding of town keys) in the villages and towns on the Saturday or Sunday before carnival in a ritualistic manner for three days and celebrate with their subordinates, the carnival participants, temporary establishment of the jester realm. Carnival participants dress up in their desired costumes and take over the streets and bars in the three day carnival frenzy. On one of those three day carnival period they parade the streets: the triumphal procession of the Momo King. On the Shrove Tuesday around midnight collectively in different location with a closing ritual they bid farewell to the jester realm and the Momo King. Carnival mascots and symbols are burned, buried or drowned. Daily life is resumed on Ash Wednesday. | Entry #21539 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specifiednone
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In the seventeenth century the term carnival in Europe prevails for parties that are characterized by disguises, processions, the establishment of a spot dominion with its own hierarchy and abundant food and drink. In the Middle Ages there was talk of Shrove Tuesday celebration, in which one could celebrate with great food and drink and then from Ash Wednesday Roman cat holieke Lent to go in preparation for Easter. Noisy again In one of the explanations for the word carnival is the relationship between this exuberant celebration and subsequent fasting submitted: carnevale means goodbye to meat. Another explanation for the word consists of the supposed derivation of Carrus navalis, a ship's wagon was pulled by disguised aboard makers. The streets in Mardi Gras Time
Carnival in Netherlands
The Carnival is a festival especially for three days, the daily life in its grip in the provinces of Limburg and North Brabant. Carnival keepers pulling dressed through the streets and gather in pubs and halls. The festival venues are decorated with masks and streamers and party music has its own carnival repertoire.
The time of the celebration depends on the changing date of Easter is celebrated annually. The seventh Sunday before Easter Sunday is Carnival Sunday. The many Princes Carnival take on carnival Saturday or Sunday for three days in a ritual manner the power of the civil authorities in towns and cities (the handover of keys) and celebrate with their subjects, the carnival revelers, the temporary establishment of their jesters empire. Carnival keepers dress up in a particular set of gear and take a three-day carnival whirl possession of the streets and cafes. On one of the three carnival days attracts the parade through the streets: the triumph of Prince Carnival. And in many places in a collective ritual closing goodbye to the jesters rich and Prince. Around midnight on Shrove Tuesday Carnival Mascots and symbols are then burned, buried or drowned. On Ash Wednesday, the daily life again. | Entry #17410 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specifiednone
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in the seventeenth century the term gets carnival in Europe the overhand for festivals which characterises itself by disguises, ommegangen, the institution of a derision sovereignty with its own hierarchy and exuberant food and drinks. In the middle ages one spoke of the Vastenavondviering, in which one could party again noisily with much spijs and spirits vervolgens as from Ash Wednesday the catcat cat holieke vastentijd to enter as preparation to Easter. In one of the declarations for the word carnival the relation between this exuberant festival becomes and then next fast laid: carne faded mean flesh good-bye. Another declaration for the word exists from the assumed diversion of carrus navalis, scheepswagen which was passed in the Vastenavondtijd through the streets vierders disguised with to border.
carnival in the Netherlands
the carnival is celebrates that especially in the provinces Limburg and Noord-Brabant for three days has daily living in its seizure. Carnavalsvierders appetites changed by the streets and look up each other in kroegen and rooms. The locations have been decorated with masks and serpentines and music knows own carnavalsrepertoire be.
the time of the celebration depends on the changing date on which is celebrated annually Easter. Seventh Sunday preceding Paaszondag is carnival Sunday. The vele princes Carnaval assume power of the civil authorities on carnival Saturday or - Sunday for three days in a ritual manner in villages and cities (the power transfer or key transfer) and celebrate with their nationals, the carnavalsvierders, the temporary establishment of their narrenrijk. Carnavalsvierders change themselves in by their desired uitdossing and take in three-day carnavalsroes have of the street and the café. On one of the three carnival days the optocht passes through the streets: the triumph excursion of prince Carnaval. And it is taken on carnival Tuesday around middernacht in many places in a collective locking ritual farewell of narrenrijk and is prince. carnival fetishes and symbols are then burned, buried or drowned. On Ash Wednesday daily life is taken up. | Entry #17528 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Britishbritish
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+6 3 in the seventeenth century the term gets carnival in Europe the overhand for festivals which characterises itself by disguises, | Other
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+2 1 es one spoke of the Vastenavondviering, in which one could party again noisily with much spijs and spirits vervolgens as from Ash Wednesday the catcat cat holieke vastentijd | Other
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+1 1 the carnival is celebrates that especially in the provinces Limburg and Noord-Brabant for three days has daily living in its seizure | Other
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