Carnival-西方文化介绍——狂欢节

Carnival•Therewereoldfestivals节日whensocietywasturnedupside-down颠倒过来•Foroneday,commonpeoplebecametherulers,andrulers统治者becamecommonpeople.•Itwaslikeabigparty,andeveryonewentcrazy.•ThisbecametheCatholicfestivalknownasCarnival.•Itwaslikeapublicparty,ataboutthesametimeasSpringFestival,withfoodandparades游行Masked近义词balls(party),ormasquerades,werealsopopular1968-RomeoSeesJulietForTheFirstTime.wmv•Atamaskedballyoucouldmeetpeoplesecretly近义词Eventodaymaskedballs(party)arequitecommon.•Ofcoursemasksdonotreallyhideyou.Theyonlyhideyourface.•Sotheyareawayofallowingpeopletogettogetherwithout“losingface”ifthingsdonotgowell•Theideasoftheoldcarnivalandthemaskedballshavecometogetherinmoderntimes.•ThemostfamousoftheseCarnivalsinEuropeistheVenice威尼斯Carnival.•Peopledressinbeautifulfantasy幻想clothesandhaveparadesandparties.ButthemostfamouscarnivaliseveryyearinBrazil,inRiodeJaneiro里约热内卢•Asmanyas2,000,000peopleadayarepartofthis,and100,000,000watchonTV.ThiscarnivalisamixofAfrican非洲,Christian基督教,andlocal当地traditions传统ItismoreliketheoldCarnival–excitingandsometimesdangerous,too.Thereisalotofdrinking,drugs,andsex,andyouhavetobealittlecareful.•Theideaof“Carnival”becameverypopularinthe1960s(theSixties)whenmanyyoungpeoplebeganaculturalrevolutionagainsttheolderpeople.•Today,manyyoungpeoplelikehaving“mini-carnivals”-partieswherethereisalotofdrinking,dancing,drugs,loudmusicandsex.•Crazybehaviourandfightingisquitecommon.(UKTVseries“Skins”)•This“Carnival”aspect,the“wildside”ofoursociety,isoftenseeninWesternhumour,literature,andallkindsofart.•Itcancreative,interesting,andalotoffun,butbyitsnature,itcanalsobedangerous,becauseitis“ontheedge”,aswesay.Thereisnoprotectionifsomethinggoeswrong.•Itcantakealotofenergy,andyouhavetobeableto“getback”toyourproperplace.•Idon’tthinkthisaspectiswell-knowninEasterncountries.•Pleasewriteaparagraphonwhatyouthink“Carnival”means.•Isitagoodthing?•Isitabadthing?•DoesanythingsimilarhappenhereinChina?•Couldyoubehaveinthiswayforashorttime?