Published on March 4, 2014 at 6:24
Rayo De Jenero: Carnival party is considered as the annual festival in Brazil and the same has been celebrated there with full of gaiety and enthusiasm. The carnival festival is generally organized at the weekend before the beginning of Lent and ends on Fat Tuesday. This normally falls on the day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. The festival is based up on the ancient pagan festival of Saturnalia which was a farewell to a season of religious discipline to practice repentance and prepare for Christ’s death and resurrection.
The festival of these days are absolutely amazing entertainments and known as one of the biggest parties on earth. Generally, more than 200 different Samba schools take part in the enthusiastic Rio Carnival in Brazil. For carnival outfits as well as preparations some of them are expected to spend up to $3 million. During the carnival festival more than 2 million people can be seen in the streets of Brazil every day. This time-frame is known as the most famous holiday in Brazil with event of happiness to everybody. The whole country gets ready to enjoy the week long celebrations in association with the day and night festival.
Video on Brazil Carnival Celebrations