Carnaval The Biggest Party
Carnaval is one of the biggest Holidays in Brazil. The celebration is to commemorate the beginning of Lent, which is firmly rooted in the Catholic tradition. According to George Ancona in the book “Carnaval” he mention Carnaval as “the last "hurrah" before the beginning of Lent, so Sunday through Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, it is party time. In the Catholic religion, Lent is linked to fasting, and in particular to abstaining from eating meat. This is where the word Carnaval comes from. "Carna" means meat, eating and "val" refers to the "falling away". So, the definition for this particular Carnaval is the "falling away" from eating meat”. This occurs during Lent. Although most Catholics no longer strictly follow this tradition, it is still the root of Carnaval.
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