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rosa_mazur
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Dear friends!
I can �t find an answer to such a question:
In lots of countries a Carribbean Carnival is in February or March. In London Carnival is in August. Can anybody explain me why? I can �t find the answer.
Thank you in advance.
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16 Dec 2010
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magneto
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Hi! I guess it probably has something to do with this:
"The other important strand was the "hippie" London Free School inspired festival that became the first organised outside event in August 1966. The prime mover was Rhaune Laslett,[4]
who was not aware of the indoor events when she first raised the idea.
This was a more diverse Notting Hill event to promote cultural unity. A
street party for neighbourhood children turned into a carnival
procession when Russell Henderson �s steel band (who had played at the earlier Claudia Jones events) went on a walkabout.[5]"
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notting_Hill_Carnival#History
Hope I �ve helped a bit
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16 Dec 2010
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gloriawpai
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In Brazil,
How Carnival date
is calculated:
The Carnival date changes every year,
because it happens 7 Sundays before Easter. Since Easter also changes every year,
we also calculate the Easter.
Easter is the first Sunday after the
full moon that occurs on or after March 21st., the equinox day. The equinox is when the day hours are equal to
night hours. The same happens on September 23rd.So, the
Carnival happens 47 days before Easter.
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