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Carnival beyond Rio


The Patras Carnival, ("karnavali" in Greek) dates back to the mid 19th century and is the largest of its kind in Greece. The events begins on January 17th and lasts until "Clean Monday" (the beginning of Greek Orthodox Lent). This family-friendly Carnival is a hodgepodge of different mini-carnivals that include parades, treasure hunts, a kids' Carnival and, of course, masquerade balls. The climax of the festivities arrives on the last weekend with the Saturday evening procession of Carnival groups and the Sunday parade of floats. It closes with the ritual burning of the effigy of the Carnival king at the harbor.Fat Tuesday in the Big Easy and Rio’s signature blowout are two of the planet’s biggest and best parties. There is, however, more to this age-old party—and ways to celebrate it.





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