Carnival

Carnival is a worldwide phenomenon

Modern day carnival has its origins across the world. Europeans in the Caribbean brought their pre lent festival to various Caribbean islands and it was the Africans and Indians who added the music, costume and dance after British enslavement was abolished. Caribbean people then brought it to the UK in the 1960s.

There are thousands of carnivals that take place throughout the world, some borne out of tradition, some are responses to oppression, some are about tourism, but most of all they are about celebrating life! There is not one definition of Carnival. Many different forms and versions of Carnival exist throughout the world. Please click here for further reading about the wonderful world of Carnival.