Bryony Heaviside: Le Carnaval de Québec- Février

By Bryony Heaviside | 25 February 2025

Le mois du février est un mois tellement chargé au Québec, c’est le mois du Carnaval de Québec, l’un des plus grands et des plus célèbres festivals d’hiver au monde. Le carnaval attire chaque année des millions de visiteurs. Une des attractions du Carnaval est le Bonhomme Carnaval, la mascotte emblématique de l’événement. Il participe…

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Carnaval! Peter Horton: Spain – February 2016

By Peter Horton | 3 March 2016

Carnaval! This month I have experienced something like no other, Cádiz Carnaval is the most authentic celebration in Spain and I am so happy that I got to witness it first hand. It was a whole week worth of shows, fancy dress, music, dancing, and all things Spanish; they really went all out! People from…

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Happy New Year: Peter Horton, January 2016

By Peter Horton | 27 January 2016

Feliz Año! Pues, todas las fiestas ya han pasado y estoy contento en mi horario otra vez! Aunque tengo que decir, navidad y el año nuevo en Cádiz era algo completamente diferente. Por tener amigos locales aquí no tenía que pasar navidad sólo y podía disfrutar una cena de navidad muy diferente, no hubo ningún…

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Carnaval in Madrid!! Ashton Lily Woolley, February 2015

By Ashton Woolley | 17 February 2015

Celebrated annually in the week before Lent in the Spanish capital of Madrid, Carnaval brings the city to life with parades, processions and parties – all the things the Spanish do best. Centred around the Paseo de la Florida in the city centre, Carnaval is an explosion of colour and sound as Spanish citizens from…

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