Etiket: Carnival
This is how Brabant experienced Carnival Saturday
The second day of carnival was a beautiful day with temperatures well above ten degrees. Carnival was celebrated everywhere in the province. Below is a selection of all events in…
Floats are inspected for Zwartemeer Carnival: ‘The public should not become deaf’
Before the carnival parade in Zwartemeer can start, the fifty floats must first pass a technical inspection. And what do the inspectors pay attention to? “That the generator is not…
Strange phenomenon during carnival: walking through the city with garbage bags full of cans
During carnival you hardly see people walking in their everyday clothes, which is a strange sight. It is completely strange when they move through a hustling and dancing crowd with…
Carnival shares: Successfully on a sustainable course
An important aspect is the commitment to environmental protection and sustainability. Earlier this week, Carnival announced that it was expected to meet its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. This is…
Proud grandfather sees grandsons build beautiful float for carnival parade
Arnold de Graauw (79) is a proud grandfather. On Saturday morning he was present early for the parade in D’n Haaykaant (Raamsdonk) to see his grandsons at work. Grandpa is…
Man drives into carnival revelers in Brazil, injuring dozens
A drunk driver rammed into Carnival revelers in the Brazilian city of Sao Gonçalo do Rio Baixo, injuring at least thirty people. Two of them are in serious condition and…
Home visits as support: “Carnival is broader than just the party”
The carnival association De Deurdarsers from Opmeer and Spanbroek proves that the carnival does not just consist of hustling and partying. They made 18 home visits to people who could…
The polonaise starts early in Zwaag: “Growing of youth is essential for carnival”
Hands on the shoulders of their predecessor and off they go. The polonaise is an early habit for the lower grades at De Wingerd primary school in Zwaag. The carnival…
Are we keeping it neat during carnival? ‘You shouldn’t think that everything is allowed’
Someone who pinches your buttocks without asking or shouts after you as if you are a woman of easy virtue, that is what we call inappropriate behavior. And this does…
Parties in an illuminated Emmer-Compascuum. The carnival parade in Kainbongelstad is getting a little bigger
The only illuminated carnival parade in Northern Netherlands. “And that also makes it the largest,” says a smiling Erwin Weitering, ringmaster and master of ceremonies of carnival association De Kainbongels…