More than two dozen countries make up the Caribbean, each with its own vernacular, history, food, and culture. Despite these distinctions, one tradition connects every island—Carnival. Born from the ...

This article is featured in the 2025 Winter Carnival Special Issue. Winter Carnival offers several notable icy traditions, from the polar plunge in the freezing waters of Occom Pond, to the ice ...

"We're hoping that a lot of locals take part in celebrating this, because this is ours. This is what is uniquely ours as a ...

Carnival originated in Europe and can be traced back to the winter festivals that were celebrated in the Middle Ages. The Portuguese introduced Carnival to Brazil in the 17th century with the "Entrudo ...

Minneapolis, Minn., has sporadically launched a similar claim to its own carnival’s longevity, with its sister city, St. Paul, not far behind … now… “The great changes were perhaps accelerated by the ...

From Canada to Rio — on just about every continent there's some kind of Carnival celebration. It's known as the world's biggest celebration. In the U.S. Virgin Islands, Carnival is a birthright. "I ...

Cartledge “Cart” Blackwell has worked as the curator of the Mobile Carnival Museum since 2018. A native of Selma, Blackwell is an art and architectural historian who serves on Mobile’s Architectural ...