The photos were great Penny! I came across Joe Cain when researching mourning
hats a while back and was fascinated by the whole thing!
Here in the Canary Islands we are just finishing Carnival too and our funeral
service is today...but instead of a person we bury a giant sardine :) All the
YIPPEE!!! Today is Mardi Gras. Pronounced Marty Graw. The parade are all
day and night until midnight. In Rio, Carnival lasts until day break.
Several television stations have live feeds of the parades online. If you find
more live feed links, let me know. So here are the links:
New
And for Costume content, don't miss Carnival in Venice.
Kathy
http://www.carnivalofvenice.com/video.asp?anno=2006mainevent=COV2006
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YIPPEE!!! Today is Mardi Gras. Pronounced Marty Graw. The parade
are all day and night until midnight. In Rio,
Here are some photos and videos of the Rio de Janeiro Sambodromo is a
competition. http://www.tenhon.ca/rio/2005riocarnaval.html#photogallery .
There is some nudity in the video but this is part of their celebration.
The photos show a lot clearer images of the elaborate costumes and floats.
Thanks Kathy! I love the The Marie and the Historical Parade that starts
from S. Pietro di Castello for St. Mark Square video.
Penny E. Ladnier
Owner,
The Costume Gallery, www.costumegallery.com
Costume Classroom, www.costumeclassroom.com
Costume Research Library, www.costumelibrary.com
