Carnival originated from pre-Christian traditions of the peasantry of Europe and other continents.
Peasants live intimately with nature. They depend on good weather for good harvests. They rejoice when they reap abundantly. That's why they tried to influence the insecure factors affecting their crops by means of ceremonies and rituals.
The European climate with its four seasons, among which the cold and dark winter, and spring when nature appears to rise from death, had a profound influence on those traditions. To this day elements derived from these folk-traditions can be recognized in the celebration of our carnival.
Peasants live intimately with nature. They depend on good weather for good harvests. They rejoice when they reap abundantly. That's why they tried to influence the insecure factors affecting their crops by means of ceremonies and rituals.
The European climate with its four seasons, among which the cold and dark winter, and spring when nature appears to rise from death, had a profound influence on those traditions. To this day elements derived from these folk-traditions can be recognized in the celebration of our carnival.
