Carnival is a traditional feast from eastern cultures (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy…) that has its roots in Christian traditions. It involves a public parade and street party where people wear dresses or masks, dance and have fun.
It is usually celebrated during three days just before Lent starts. In Christian tradition, Lent is a period of the liturgical year that starts on Ash Wednesday and lasts forty days. The traditional purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer for the annual commemoration of Jesus’ death and resurrection during the Holy Week. Therefore people pray and fast.
According to some experts, the name Carnival comes from the Latin expression carne vale, which means farewell to meat, signifying that those were the last days when one could eat meat before Lent.
Other scholars think that the name Carnival existed before Lent's creation. In there opinion the word would come from carrus navalis, wich is navy car, referring to the spring festivities where adorned wooden boats were used in parades.
Carnival is a feast of fun that we enjoy a lot!
On the picture you can see a mask made at school this year and pubblished by school library's blog.
Authoresses
Mariana Maximiano
Mariana Talefe
Carnival improves cultural and national conscious and unity. We have Christian students in our class and we learn about Lent from them. This blog has confirmed our knowledge more.
ResponderEliminarThanks!
We also thank your sharing!
EliminarIt's essential to know each others' traditions to become respectful.
Sorry for my ignorance, but I did not knew there where Cristians in Turkey at all. It makes our sharing even more interesting. Soon we'll post something about Easter, but this week there is an important national holiday that we'll explain first.
Allways Welcome!