Thursday, July 5, 2012

Carnival Blues: An Experience to Remember

This year, my holiday plans, were not yet decided so while surfing the internet in the night, I came across the annual carnival that is held in Rio de Janeiro. Looking at all the pictures made me want to visit the place for my vacations. It was a beautiful city. That is what I gathered after browsing through pictures and managed to convince my friends to plan a holiday.

I got in touch with the travel agents, to find us cheap flights to Rio de Janeiro. Sometimes finding cheap airline flights like Go Air can be quite a task. There are many internet booking sites that have cheap tickets. There are many Flights to Rio de Janeiro from the New Delhi international airport. After a lot of research and finding options, I finally managed to book cheap tickets to Rio de Janeiro.

Rio is known throughout the world for the carnivals that it hosts every year to celebrate the coming of spring time. It is celebrated all through the entire city. The neighboring towns and villages also take part in it. The carnival sees a lot of tourists visiting it every year, and the number is increasing year by year. We were also present to take part and enjoy the festivities. The carnival is a four day long affair. Where the celebrations start a month before Easter and end just before the fasting period of Lent begins. This grand carnival takes place in the month of February every year. The city has very hot weather all round the year. We were very fortunate to be able to witness this event. It is considered to be one of the biggest carnivals held in the world. The atmosphere comes alive with all the festivities in the air.

The best part of this is that there is so much to learn from it. The event is witnessed by people all over the world, and it shows them about the rich heritage and culture of Brazil. All the people of the city take pride in this event as it tells us all about their culture.

One can see people dancing, singing and having a merry time. There are parties going on at all times in different parts of the city. The environment is very relaxed, and everyone is ready to have a good time and make the most of it. This carnival is known as the Samba Parade also, as Samba is one of the most important music that is played here in Brazil. The beats are very catchy and easy to dance. This music has religious significance to it. The people believe that if they play the samba then it is like offering a pray of thanks to their gods. Practices for the parade start a few months in advance.

Visiting the city during this time is spectacular and makes it worth taking a trip.

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