Rijeka Rijeka Carnival

RIJEKA CARNIVAL

Besides the influence of Venetian and Austrian carnivals, the six-century-old carnival tradition of this area was the foundation on which the revival of the Rijeka Carnival began to create its characteristic identity back in 1982. From its beginnings of only three domestic carnival groups and around hundred participants, it has turned into an international event which today, during the International Carnival Parade alone, counts over ten thousand participants from ten countries.

The large number of participants and spectators in 1995 ensured full membership of the Federation of European Carnival Cities for the Rijeka Carnival, and it was selected among the most important in Europe. Carnival madness begins its ritual with the Rijeka Carnival Queen Pageant and the handover of the town’s keys to the Master of the Carnival. Concerts, exhibitions, shows, masquerades and parties fill the days until the jewel in the crown of the carnival celebrations: the huge masked parade.

Competitions in imaginativeness, humour and originality, fireworks of colours and shapes result in a parade of hundreds of allegorical floats, thousands of masks and innumerable spectators. Rijeka carnival, through its special quality, imposes a fifth season of the year on the city, region and Croatia - a season of madness and relaxation with a rich entertainment, sport and cultural programme for all ages and tastes.

Colourful and defying the weather and space, the Rijeka Carnival is a friendly host to every good-willed person who is looking for an escape from sullen everyday life in play, laughter and fun.

Source: http://www.ri-karneval.com.hr/

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