Time to Party! It's Carnival Season in France | EUROtoday

Spring is (nearly) within the air and it's time to get together, wherever you might be in France!

Carnival is a much-loved celebration held in numerous areas of France. Traditionally it was an opportunity to make merry earlier than Slow, when meat and different wealthy meals can be out of bounds. While the capital has its Carnival of Paris, courting again to the sixteenth century, maybe probably the most extensively recognizable immediately is the celebration in Nice, that includes parades, floats, music, meals and leisure within the balmy setting of the Côte d'Azur.

Each of the totally different variations of the Carnival in France varieties a part of a wealthy tapestry of historic, cultural and regional influences, every extra vibrant than the following. There are so many occasions that it's unimaginable to choose a favourite, so let's simply identify a number of.

Among probably the most famend are the Carnival of Dunkirk, with celebrations happening over a whopping three months, and Granville, thought of one of many largest carnivals in Western France, attracting over 130,000 guests yearly. Then there's magnificent Limoux, in fact, touted because the longest carnival on the planet, which has been going sturdy for the previous 400 years.

From France Today Magazine