This weekend Carnival was celebrated in Torelló. It is one of the most anticipated nights of the year for many people. It is celebrated in a lot of villages and towns but in different days.
Carnival is a pagan festival that takes place days before the arrival of Lent.
Carnival is celebrated before Lent and is preceded by La Candelaria, Three Thursday and the week of bearded.
According to some historians, its origins can trace the times of ancient Egyptians and Sumerians, about 5000 years ago.
During median age there was repression to pagan cultures, this repression couldn't eliminate the "crazy parties" in which citizens celebrated carnestoltes or carnival in a funny way, they used to drink, eat and dress up. Given the fact that they weren't able to eliminate this kind of parties they tried to turn it into a more catholic party than some time before.
On Saturday night Torelló was full of float and people dressed up. There were a large number of floats, there were all different and original. It is said that the carnival of Terra Endins is one of the most famous and popular carnivals of the region.
We disguise ourselves to Wally. Wally is a character of a series of books: Where’s Wally? The books consist of a series of detailed double-page spread illustrations depicting dozens or more people doing a variety of amusing things at a given location. Readers are challenged to find a character named Wally hidden in the group. Wally's distinctive red-and-white striped shirt, bobble hat, and glasses make him slightly easier to recognize.
Yesterday we went to Torelló by train at six o’clock more or less, there we went for a walk to see the floats, the carnival was starting and we could breathe an interesting and amazing atmosphere. During the carnival we danced, sang and we had a really great an wonderful time. Finished the carnival we went to “carpes” which is such a disco. Finally we left and went to sleep. It was a great night.
This weekend we celebrated the carnival but we celebrated that the day before we had finished the final exams too. It was a hard week, with a lot of hours of study and exams, so we were really looking forward to the carnival day.
I wish carnival was in summer because the temperature is warmer than this station of the year. Although, even if the carnival is in summer or is in winter we will go surely.
