Tradition 1
What is the object that people wear on their faces?
Masks
What is Carnival about?
Carnival is a festive season of celebration
Is Carnival a public or a private celebration
Public
What colours represent Carnival?
Gold, purple and green
Name 3 ingredients used on Pancake Day
Eggs, milk and butter
What are the colorful clothes that people wear?
Costumes
What do they wear in Venice?
They wear masks.
What is the most popular thing done in Fat Tuesday?
Parades.
What does the colour GOLD represent?
Power
In which language does Mardi Gras translates to Fat Tuesday?
In French
In between which two months do we celebrate Carnival?
February and March
What is the most typical city that celebrates Carnival in Spain?
Cádiz
What do you see during parades?
Floats.
What is the Carnival of Venice famous for?
It is famous for its elegant masks.
Name a typical Carnival dessert
King's Cake
What is the name of the most important day of Carnival?
Ash Wednesday, Fat Tuesday or Pancake Day
Which year did the most people participate in Carnival in Rio de Janeiro?
a) 2024 b) 2025 c) 2022
2024 / 6 million/
What can you find inside a King's Cake?
A plastic baby
What is the Carnival of Rio famous for?
It is famous for samba music and big parades.
What does the colour PURPLE represent?
Justice
What is the name of the city in the US that is famous for its Carnival celebrations?
New Orleans
What is the origin of Fat Tuesday?
People ate lots of pastries, donuts, cookies before fasting
In which US state is Mardi Gras a national holiday?
In Lousiana
TRUE OR FALSE: IT IS ILLEGAL TO RIDE ON A FLOAT IF YOU ARE NOT WEARING A MASK
TRUE
What is the name of the period following Carnival?
Lent