What are the traditional festivals before Christmas?

Christmas Day is 65438+February 25th, and Christmas Eve is the night before Christmas Day, that is, the night of 65438+February 24th. Carnival is held in February and March.

Carnival, usually a feast and carnival before lent, was originally extended from the main priest to the day before lent, and now it is usually limited to a few days before lent. Prevalent in Europe and America.

Many countries have traditional carnival. Masquerade balls, float parades, masks and banquets are the main features of carnival, which originated from non-Christian festivals, such as bacchanalia, Saturnalia and Fauna Festival in ancient Rome, and Celtic religious ceremonies. It is usually held in February and March.

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It is said that the Brazilian Carnival originated in Europe in the 5th century A.D./Kloc-0, when the Pope ordered a celebration in front of the religious palace three days before fasting. Christians danced and danced, and the whole city of Rome was immersed in a sea of joy. Since then, the carnival has been officially recognized and widely circulated in Europe, and then it was introduced to Brazil by the Portuguese. 164 1 year, El Salvador held a parade of horses and floats, which initiated the celebration of carnival in Brazil.

1846, Brazil held the first carnival masquerade. /kloc-In the second half of the 9th century, with the gradual abolition of the slave trade in Brazil and the final abolition of slavery, the majority of black people joined the carnival parade happily, dancing with strong African style accompanied by African traditional musical instruments.

1889 After Brazil overthrew the monarchy and established the Republic, the carnival changed in form and content, and samba gradually became the protagonist of the festival. In this way, over time, unprecedented non-religious national get-together activities gradually formed today.