文档介绍：Carnival Festival
Carnival ( Carnival ), many countries in the world have carnival. The festival originated in Europe in the middle ages. In ancient Greece and ancient Rome wooden God, hus Festival can be said to be its predecessor. Some areas are also called fasching and shrovetide. The festival has a close relation with the easter. Before Easter, a period of 40 days of Lent, which lent ( lent ). Lent, ban entertainment, meat fasting, introspection, penitence before Easter memorate the suffering of Jesus 3 days, solemn life boring, so at the beginning of Lent in the first 3 days, people will be specially held a banquet, dance, parade, fun, the "Carnival".
狂欢节(Carnival),世界上不少国家都有狂欢节。这个节日起源于欧洲的中世纪。古希腊和古罗马的木神节、酒神节都可以说是其前身。有些地区还把它称之为谢肉节和忏悔节。该节日曾与复活节有密切关系。复活节前有一个为期40天的大斋期,即四旬斋(lent)。斋期里,人们禁止娱乐,禁食肉食,反省、忏悔以纪念复活节前3天遭难的耶稣,生活肃穆沉闷,于是在斋期开始的前3天里,人们会专门举行宴会、舞会、游行,纵情欢乐,故有"狂欢节"之说。
Rio de Janeiro Carnival
The annual Carnival in Brazil is a unique festival. It is also the most important ethnic celebration. es between the end of February and the beginning of March every year. Hundreds of thousands of tourists from overseas were attracted to join the feast of rejoicing, which involves flamboyant1 costumes, sexy Brazilian girls and passionate Samba dance.
在巴西,一年一度的狂欢节是一种特有的节日,也是最重要的民族庆典,于每年二月底至三月初举行。艳丽的服装、性感的巴西女郎、奔放的桑巴舞,吸引着海外无数游客前往尽享乐宴。
The earliest Carnival dates back to 1641, when the colonial rulers implemented a decree2. According to it, people would be encouraged to parade, dance and drink unrestrained to celebrate the birthday of the Portuguese King. More than three hundred years later, the Carnival has e the most important folk festival of Brazil.
最早的狂欢节追溯到1641年,当时的殖民统治者颁布了一条法令。法令鼓励民众自由地游行、跳舞及畅饮,来庆祝葡萄牙国王的寿辰。300多年后,狂欢节已成了巴西民间最重要的节日。
The greatest show on earth
Carnival is the most famous holiday in Brazil and has e an event of huge proportions. Rhythm, participation, and costumes vary from one region of Brazil to another. In the southeastern cities of Rio de Janeiro and S