Mist, ich hatte vergessen das es am 24-25 August ist. Ich wollte das schon immer mal erleben.
Vieleicht klappt es ein anderes Jahr.
Notting Hill Carnival (in London)
HISTORY:
Der -Notting Hill Carnival- ist das größte Straßenfest in Europa und entstand im Jahr 1964 als eine Möglichkeit für afro-karibische Gemeinschaften, ihre eigenen Kulturen und Traditionen zu feiern. Findet jedes Jahr im August Bank Holiday Wochenende in den Straßen von London W11 statt. Notting Hill Carnival ist eine amazing Palette an Sounds, bunte Sehenswürdigkeiten und soziale Solidarität.
○ Die Wurzeln des Notting Hill Carnival sind die karibischen Karnevale des frühen 19. Jahrhunderts – eine besonders starke Tradition in Trinidad – die alle über die Abschaffung der Sklaverei und des Sklavenhandels gefeiert waren.
The Notting Hill Carnival – Sunday 24th August – Monday 25th August 2014
HISTORY
-The Notting Hill Carnival is the largest street festival in Europe and originated in 1964 as a way for Afro-Caribbean communities to celebrate their own cultures and traditions. Taking place every August Bank Holiday weekend in the streets of London W11, the Notting Hill Carnival is an amazing array of sounds, colourful sights and social solidarity
-At the roots of the Notting Hill Carnival are the Caribbean carnivals of the early 19th century – a particularly strong tradition in Trinidad – which were all about celebrating the abolition of slavery and the slave trade. The very first carnival was an attempt to showcase the steel band musicians who played in the Earls Court of London every Weekend. When the bands paraded through the streets of Notting Hill, they drew black residents out on to the streets, reminding them of the Caribbean homes they had left behind.
-In the days of abolition, there was a strong element of parody in the songs and dances Trinidadians performed. Having been forbidden to hold festivals of their own during the period of slavery, they now took full advantage of the relative new freedoms the ending of slavery brought them. Dressing up in costumes that mimicked the European fashions of their former masters, even whitening their faces with flour or wearing white masks, they established a tradition that continues in the costume-making of today’s Notting Hill Carnival. The proper name for this aspect of the Carnival is Mas (derived from Masquerade)
