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2. Carnival in Goa - Wikipedia

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   While the roots of the Carnival in Goa date back to the introduction of Roman Catholic traditions during the Portuguese conquest of Goa, being celebrated since the eighteenth century, the festival itself fell into obscurity during the later days of colonialism, as Portugal's authoritarian regime known and is celebrated on the same day as ...

3. Nice Carnival - Wikipedia

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   The Nice Carnival ( French: Carnaval de Nice) is one of the world's major carnival events, alongside the Brazilian Carnival, Venetian Carnival, and Mardi Gras in New Orleans. It is held annually in February and sometimes early March (depending on the movable date of Carnival in the Christian calendar) in Nice on the French Riviera .

4. List of Caribbean carnivals around the world - Wikipedia

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   Dallas Carnival – Typically held the 3rd weekend in September. Miami Broward Caribbean Carnival Miami, FL — the second weekend in October, Columbus Day weekend. Hartford, CT – Established in 1962, the West Indian Independence Celebration carnival parade and free concert takes place the second week of August in downtown Hartford.

5. Thrissur Pooram - Wikipedia

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   The Thrissur Pooram ( Malayalam: തൃശ്ശൂര്‍ പൂരം) is an annual Hindu temple festival held in Thrissur, Kerala, India. It is held at the Vadakkunnathan (Shiva) Temple in Thrissur every year on the Pooram (pronounced [puːɾam]) day—the day when the moon rises with the Pooram star in the Malayalam Calendar month of Medam.

6. Barranquilla Carnival - Wikipedia

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   The reading of the Carnival Proclamation is one of the most important pre-Carnival events, because it officially marks the beginning of the pre-Carnivals. In this act, which takes place traditionally at La Paz Square, the current Barranquilla mayor symbolically grants the keys of the city to the carnival queen, hence "ceding" their power to her ...

7. Carnival - Wikipedia

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   Carnival in Rome, c. 1650 Rio's Carnival is the largest in the world according to Guinness World Records. Carnival or Shrovetide is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras.