Patras Carnival ends with a vibrant parade of over 50,000 participants, floral floats, fireworks and centuries-old traditions in Greece.

The 'Festa delle Marie' is one of the oldest and most emotion-packed traditions within the Venice Carnival. The ritual dates back to the year 973, when 12 young Venetian women were abducted by ...

Carnevale season turns Venice, La Serenissima, into an outdoor theater of velvet capes, gilded disguises, and busker tunes. For 2026, the official dates are January 31 to February 17, ending on Shrove ...

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 17 - With 173 different nationalities present in the lagoon city these days, the 2026 edition of the Venice Carnival, dedicated to the theme "Olympus - The Origins of the Game," ...

If we were lucky, our coach, Adam Ahai, would let us paddle out to the Ala Wai Boat Harbor where the canal meets the open water. Adam was a kind man who wore a single dreadlock down his back and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A themed float on which Putin impales the Duesseldorf carnival figure Hoppeditz drives out of the float construction hall. Rose ...

Dozens of dogs dressed as alligators, fairies and superheroes have gathered at a Rio de Janeiro Carnival street party as their owners protested cruelty against pets.

Brazil has been in party mode since February 13 with the 2026 Carnival celebration, which wraps up this weekend.

The Carnival of Venice traces back to at least 1162, when Venetians celebrated a military victory over the Patriarchate of Aquileia. Over time, those celebrations developed into an annual pre-Lent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A satirical carnival float mocking Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump, and Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

When Lourdes Barreto fled her home in Brazil’s northeastern state of Paraiba as a teenager — a move that launched her into sex work and a lifetime of activism — she never imagined that six decades ...