Featured Style Blog: Festivals: Rio Carnival
Think Rio, and the first thing that comes to mind is the Rio Carnival. Colorful, exorbitant, the Rio carnival promises a time of your life! Going back in time, a ‘Carnival’ was said to be a Catholic event with its roots in European pagan traditions. Originally, a Carnival was a food festival held before the 40 days of Lent, a period of frugality, starting on Ash Wednesday. The word ‘Carnaval’ came from Latin word ‘carne vale’ which means ‘farewell to meat’. Gradually, the tradition took place once a year on the streets along with a musical party. Other customs were added over time and the Carnival you see now is a melting pot of various traditions, cultures, music and dance.