No celebration better reveals Brazil's love of music, dance and revelry than its massive Carnival festivities. Carnival arrived with the Portuguese and has its origins in the end of winter festivities in Europe, linked to the Catholic tradition.
The celebrations are ostensibly the last chance to feast before the 40 days of the Lenten fast. Characteristics of this festivity are parades of allegorical cars, people in costume and lots of music.
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Carnival in Brazil began as a festivity in which water, mud and flour were thrown at passers-by. This still characterizes Carnival in Bolivia and Argentina, but it was banned in Brazil in the 19th century. But the Carnaval Brazil is known for didn't become a tradition until the 1930s.
If you want to bring a little carnival spirit to your school, here are some Carnival themed coloring pages.
