carnival Archives - robertharding Sharing adventures in travel and nature photography Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:27:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-rh-dark-32x32.png carnival Archives - robertharding 32 32 Binche Carnival, Belgium https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2015/02/17/binche-carnival-belgium/ Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:00:50 +0000 https://rhworldimagery.wordpress.com/?p=5280

One of the world’s strangest festivals takes place on Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday) in Binche, Belgium. Men parade through the town while wearing bizarre masks and shaking sticks to […]

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]]> Carnival in Tenerife https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2015/01/27/carnival-in-tenerife/ Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:00:45 +0000 https://rhworldimagery.wordpress.com/?p=5017

Carnival season is nearly upon us, but if Brazil is too far to get to, Europe has its fair share of spectacular street parades and […]

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]]> The best carnivals in Latin America and the Caribbean https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2015/01/02/the-best-carnivals-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/ Fri, 02 Jan 2015 11:00:45 +0000 http://rhworldimagery.wordpress.com/?p=4719

Across Latin America and the Caribbean, sequins and feathers are being sewn onto exuberant costumes, percussionists are honing their rhythms and dancers are rehearsing their […]

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]]> Uruguay – laid back soul and carnival beats https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2014/12/11/uruguay-laid-back-soul-and-carnival-beats/ Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:00:21 +0000 http://rhworldimagery.wordpress.com/?p=4631

Uruguay’s progressive policies have shone a spotlight on this little South American nation over recent years, drawing well-deserved attention to its laid back beauty and […]

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]]> Fire festivals https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2014/11/04/fire-festivals/ Tue, 04 Nov 2014 11:00:08 +0000 http://rhworldimagery.wordpress.com/?p=4245

Britons celebrate Bonfire Night this week (on the 5th of November) originally to mark the day of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, but what other […]

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]]> Notting Hill Carnival https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2014/08/15/notting-hill-carnival/ Fri, 15 Aug 2014 10:00:09 +0000 http://rhworldimagery.wordpress.com/?p=3945

Preparations are being made for this year’s flamboyant Notting Hill Carnival on the 24th and 25th August. The event, that rocks the the UK’s capital, London, […]

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]]> The scary masks of Fastnacht https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2014/03/04/the-scary-masks-of-fastnacht/ Tue, 04 Mar 2014 11:00:06 +0000 http://rhworldimagery.wordpress.com/?p=2056

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the last day before Lent and the culmination of vibrant carnivals across the world. Whilst Rio might win the […]

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]]> Carnival in South America https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2014/02/25/carnival-in-south-america/ https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2014/02/25/carnival-in-south-america/#comments Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:00:27 +0000 http://rhworldimagery.wordpress.com/?p=1904

It’s carnival time in Latin America and some of the best street parties in the world are kicking off this week. We picked our favourite photos […]

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A photographic tour of the world’s largest fair The 180th Oktoberfest kicked off this weekend. This huge party – usually hosting more than 6 million […]

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