Paris Carnival
paris carnival french carnaval de paris annual festival held paris france carnival occurs feast fool held since th century earlier long th century interregnum carnival paris festival long history french capital nicolas de baye wrote journal monday nd february royal household order observe lenten feast tomorrow rising dawn prepare stayingpower carnival paris element made institution century based unbroken tradition festive carnival society similar samba school rio de janeiro mystic society mobile krewes new orleans mardi gras organized involvement certain civic group corporation trade union central role working class illustrated example anonymous poem eighteenth century worker always played central role celebration less known fact carnaval de paris also traditionally feast paris police nineteenth century involvement butcher launderers trader student became essential liveliness carnival variety multiclass composition participant found carnival throughout world whether dunkirk brazil tradition organization involvement diverse segment population essential wellbeing party earlytwentieth century paris carnival lasted much longer one day tuesday mardi gras dictionary antoine furetière wrote word apply also paris carnival masculine noun time rejoicing lasting epiphany lent dance feast marriage mainly held carnival time sixtytwo year later encyclopedia denis diderot jean le rond dalembert confirmed impression almost word furetière used fact close correspondence seems furetière might diderot’s source carnival begin day epiphany th january last lent dance feast marriage mainly held carnival however carnaval de paris also endured hiatus interrupted even today many parisian know carnival exists also ignorant fact central carnival celebration appearance certain traditional character stereotype distinctive costume appear every year number traditional carnival joke truly old joke survived long ago seventeenth century hiatus word carnaval de paris seldom spoken parisian always able celebrate mardi gras course simply travel nice rio de janeiro carnaval de paris inspired great artist picture reproduced painted édouard manet represents famous masked ball paris opera held carnival picture right claude monet show boulevard de capucines procession take place street level two type event traditionally part carnival de paris walk mask procession walk mask involves people disguise huge number curious come see given location given time here dulaure say phenomenon rue saintantoine famous prodigious contest mask held every year last day carnival attracts large number curious traditional event carnival parade procession fat day occurred last day carnival according dulaure fat day started eighteenth century began thursday ended five day later mardi gras nineteenth century restricted sunday monday mardi gras tuesday end promenade du boeuf gras procession fat ox begin twentyone day mardi gras thursday midlent micarême midlent also called feast laundress feast day parade queen queen laundress inspired last year nineteenth century guild union elect queen also known ‘’vachalcade’’ originally intended annual event lasted two season carnival restarted le fumantes de pantruches droit à la culture group still quite active hold several event year carnaval de paris carnaval de femmes de paris poster page example since carnaval also run macaq movement cultural artistic liveliness quarter around participant spectator grew participant spectator according organizer carnival coincided valentine day chinese new year theme improbable couple set place gambetta went via belleville met chinese new year parade république arriving hôtel de ville carnaval de paris droit à la culture french radio france internationale unlikely couple paris valentine day radio report slideshow paris carnival english