Carnaval es la fiesta de la carne antes de la cuaresma.- Carnival is the celebration of the flesh that comes before Easter.
What does that mean?
Well, in practice it has a lot of women dressed in scantily-clad clothes dancing in order to promote coca cola and other products. As a feminist, this was a little bit difficult for me to get past, but the parade was awesome nonetheless.
Float representing "sol," a brand of beer that is popular here.
El carnaval en el mundo hispánico tiene base en las celebraciones de la antigua Roma, en las cuales los hombres usaron disfraces.- In hispanic culture, carnival has roots that go as far back as the celebrations that took place in ancient Rome in which the men put on costumes.
The costumes, accompanied by the booths in which Merida citizens sold food, drinks, shirts, masks, and tons of other kinds of trinkets added a sense of magic to the carnival. My personal favorite was watching little kids run around in their costumes and get excited by the pretty lights that accompanied parade floats.
Adorable Child
También me interesó el tema del carnaval, la mitología, incluso minotauros y sirenas. La influencia de la mitología europea que vino a Yucatán con los españoles aún tiene lugar en la cultura. - I was also interested in the carnival theme, mythology, including minotaurs and mermaids. The influence of European mythology that came alongside the Spaniards to the new world still holds a place in Mexican culture.
Ellie and me.
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