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Venice partygoers swap COVID masks for carnival outfits

Three years since the last Venice Carnival, revellers swapped their surgical masks for carnival ones and took to the streets.

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Venice carnival fun returns tentatively post-virus

Venetians and tourists on Saturday swapped surgical masks for carnival masks and costumes, to mark the start of the famed Venice Carnival celebrations.

Italy

'It will be fun': Venice carnival kicks off hoping for a brighter year

After being hit by the pandemic for two years in a row, the world-famous Venice carnival has resumed.

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Montevideo Carnival returns after Covid cancels 2021

Uruguayans participate in the famous llamadas of Montevideo, the highlight of the capital's carnival.

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Germany

German man given life sentence for driving into carnival crowd

No one was killed in the incident, but around 90 people were injured, including 20 who needed hospital treatment.

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Dakar carnival highlights cultures of Senegal

Hundreds of people from several Senegalese ethnic groups parade through the streets of the capital for the second edition of the Grand Carnaval de Dakar.

Culture news

Thousands gather to celebrate Cologne Carnival after COVID hiatus

The celebration of the long-awaited carnival saw revellers dressed up as clowns, bees, pirates or tigers, unfazed by the country's spiking virus numbers.

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German carnival season opens in Cologne amid surge of Covid cases

German carnival season officialy opens with only people recovered from or vaccinated against Covid-19 being admitted to the festivities in Cologne, as the country is faced with a record surge in infections.

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Taliban fighters hit a Kabul fairground as Afghans fear for freedoms

Taliban fighters hit a Kabul fairground as Afghans fear for freedoms

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Carnival floats wheeled through Dusseldorf's quiet streets

Not quite the normal atmosphere in Dusseldorf this year.

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Car-nival season in Germany as revellers confined to their vehicles

Each car was allowed to hold a maximum of three persons from two different households and the fans were asked to stay inside their cars for the entire concerts.

Hungary

Hungarians say goodbye to winter with bizarre & scary costume festival

The southern Hungarian city of Mohács has officially welcomed in Spring. As part of the colourful #busójárás festival, creatures donning wooden masks and sheepskin coats march through the city.

Germany

Investigation continues as injury toll rises in Germany car ramming

Police say the driver was arrested at the scene in Volkmarsen, after around 60 people including children, were injured at Carnival in the German town.

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Samba schools show their talents at Rio Carnival parade

It is the first of a two-night competition in which dancers, musicians and artists go to the Marquês de Sapucai Sambadrome.

Spain

In pictures: Coronavirus and Greta among themes at Sitges Carnival

Two people who attended the carnival in medical suits and masks said: 'We've got to laugh'.

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Brazil revellers get muddy at 'Bloco da Lama' carnival party

Revellers apply mud on their body and dance in smoke in mud carnival party "Bloco da Lama" near Rio de Janeiro.

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Thousands watch 'flight of angel' at Venice carnival

A plumed angel dressed in an orange ball gown descended from the bell tower high above the Venice lagoon down into a crowd of thousands packed into St. Mark's Square for the annual carnival "flight of the angel" ceremony Sunday

Italy

'Coronavirus and high-tide fears' impacts Venice Carnival tourism

Venice Carnival is off to an unusual start as 'coronavirus and high-tide fears' see tourism rate going down compared to previous years, according to the Italian press.

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Revellers fill Rio streets in unofficial street carnival

While the cities government official carnival only opens on January 12, carnival revellers attended more than 20 "blocos" or carnival street parties.

Belgium

UNESCO wipes Belgian festival from heritage list over 'racist floats'

The decision was prompted by the presence of caricatured floats of Orthodox Jews with hooked noses at the festival. The city's mayor said organisers were neither racist nor anti-Semitic.