CARNIVAL in France. How it looks like? CARNIVAL

The carnival in my city is different from that of Kalamata there is the parade but it is much more focused on tanks that are 3 to 4 times larger, one of the differences between carnival in France and that in Greece is the duration in France only one day while carnival here lasts 3 days. People are rather festive in France after I only did it in my city since I was small and people are rather involved, disguised and everything is good to drink. But whether it is the carnival in France and the one in Greece are quite similar In my city, we have some culinary specialties like taloa, which is a belly sandwich, but let’s move on In my city, we celebrate Basque traditions because Bayonne is part of the Basque country The French Basque Country or Northern Basque Country is part of the Basque Country located on French territory It is the northern part of the Basque Country, with the three historic Basque provinces of Labourd, Soule, and Lower Navarre Between modernity and tradition,

by Yacine

the Basque Country carnival in February brings together traditional characters and contemporary costumes: Children dressed as superheroes rub shoulders with the always festiveandfriendlyatmosphereoftheJoaldunak with the pointed headdress that waves its bells to announce the arrival of the carnival The end of the parade is traditionally marked by the San Pantzar trial and its pyre. Among the recurring rituals of the Basque carnival is that of the bear awakening,whichannouncestheendofwinter. The carnivals of the Basque Country are of course marked by the omnipresence of dances. The carnivals most faithful to the ancestral traditions and the most picturesque of the BasqueCountryarethoseofthevillagesofLantz, Ituren, and Zubieta The carnival of Bayonne, organized by the association of arts and traditions takes up the rituals and traditions of rural carnivals. Thus we find the essential awakeningofthebear.