April 21, 2021
Korossol Into The Ring 20
I think my favourite holiday is the carnivale. It lasts three days : Lundi Gras, Mardi Gras and Mercredi des Cendres. It's a Christian holiday. Mardi Gras (litterally Fat Tuesday) is apparently also known by anglophones as Shrove Tuesday. Mercredi des Cendres or Ash Wednesday is the first day of fasting for the penitential season of Lent.
To summarize, you have seven days of feasting ending in Mardi Gras, then forty days of fasting starting Mercredi des Cendres.
In the Caribbean, where I live, those are three days of people dancing in the streets with a giant puppet that we call "Vaval". We carry Vaval all over the island, sometimes by night and burn him on Ash Wednesday. "Vaval is dead!" we cry, and dance more.
It's an exciting season. Carnivale bands "trains" sometimes months before and parade through the streets with a lot of energy (and a lot of noise). The musicians carry drums, trumpets and "chachas" (it's like a maracas.) Sometimes they also have Queen Conch shells as musical device.
Everybody can join a procession. You can leave your house and join the band passing through and stay as long as you want.
There's a grouping of the bands for the three official days on the evening. The dancers have costumes. Each band is supposed to choose a common theme, different than the year before. It's a bit of a game to choose not a traditional disguise but something about current events.
It's much more interactive than the Rio Carnivale and a lot funnier. It's an opportunity for dancing at unexpected moments of your days. Of course with a national curfew, it's a lot less funny...
Korossol Iinto Tthe Ring 20
I think my favourite holiday is the carnivale.
It lasts three days : Lundi Gras, Mardi Gras and Mercredi des Cendres.
It's a Christian holiday.
Mardi Gras (litterally Fat Tuesday) is apparently also known by anglophones as Shrove Tuesday.
Mercredi des Cendres or Ash Wednesday is the first day of fasting for the penitential season of Lent.
To summarize, you have seven days of feasting ending in Mardi Gras, then forty days of fasting starting Mercredi des Cendres.
"Vaval is dead!"
we cry, and dance more.
It's an exciting season.
CSometimes, carnivale bands "trains" sometimes months before, and they parade through the streets with a lot of energy (and a lot of noise).
Better phrasing.
The musicians carry drums, trumpets and "chachas" (it'sthey are like a maracas.) Sometimes they also have Queen Conch shells as musical devices.
Everybody can join a procession.
You can leave your house and join the band passing through and stay as long as you want.
There's a grouping of the bands for the three official days on the evening.
The dancers have costumes.
Each band is supposed to choose a common theme, different than the year before.
It's a bit of a game to choose not a traditional disguise but something aboutrelated to current events.
It's much more interactive than the Rio Carnivale and a lot funniermore fun.
“Funny” has more the sense of “humorous” in terms of a joke.
It's an opportunity for dancing at unexpected moments of your days.
Of course with a national curfew, it's a lot less funny...
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I think my favourite holiday is the carnivale. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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It lasts three days : Lundi Gras, Mardi Gras and Mercredi des Cendres. It lasts three days |
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It's a Christian holiday. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Mardi Gras (litterally Fat Tuesday) is apparently also known by anglophones as Shrove Tuesday. Mardi Gras (lit |
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Mercredi des Cendres or Ash Wednesday is the first day of fasting for the penitential season of Lent. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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To summarize, you have seven days of feasting ending in Mardi Gras, then forty days of fasting starting Mercredi des Cendres. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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In the Caribbean, where I live, those are three days of people dancing in the streets with a giant puppet that we call "Vaval". |
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We carry Vaval all over the island, sometimes by night and burn him on Ash Wednesday. |
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"Vaval is dead!" This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Carnivale bands "trains" sometimes months before and parade through the streets with a lot of energy (and a lot of noise).
Better phrasing. |
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The musicians carry drums, trumpets and "chachas" (it's like a maracas.) Sometimes they also have Queen Conch shells as musical device. The musicians carry drums, trumpets and "chachas" ( |
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Everybody can join a procession. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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You can leave your house and join the band passing through and stay as long as you want. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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There's a grouping of the bands for the three official days on the evening. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The dancers have costumes. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Each band is supposed to choose a common theme, different than the year before. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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It's a bit of a game to choose not a traditional disguise but something about current events. It's a bit of a game to choose not a traditional disguise but something |
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It's much more interactive than the Rio Carnivale and a lot funnier. It's much more interactive than the Rio Carnivale and a lot “Funny” has more the sense of “humorous” in terms of a joke. |
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It's an opportunity for dancing at unexpected moments of your days. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Of course with a national curfew, it's a lot less funny... Of course with a national curfew, it's a lot less fun |
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