The Nice Carnival is a tradition in the city that has taken place as records indicate as early as 1294 when the Count of Provence, Charles Anjou, wrote that he had passed "the joyous days of carnival."
In 1873, a committee was created for the Carnival, headed by local artist Alexis Mossa, with later contributions from his son Gustav-Adolf Mossa. The Carnival was reinvented into a parade, adding masquerades, satirical floats and competitions.
The carnival is the second biggest in the world after the Brazil Carnival and today the event attracts over a million visitors to Nice within that time period.
Every year, a special theme
is chosen with this year being the “King of Cinema” reflecting the various
shows and movies filmed not only in the Cote d’Azur but other familiar faces and
locations from around the world.
Here traditional artists create over 18 massive
floats and other figurines in traditional papier-mâché for the colorful parade
which takes place both day and night and is full of music and life.
It is also very pleasing to hear that this year
Lou Queernaval will be back! As part of the spirit of the carnival and the
extensive LGBTQ community, a special evening will be held on February 24
starting at 7pm, this will be the prime party of the carnival basically turning
it all into a massive dance floor!
Celebrating diversity and tolerance among 15,000
expected visitors, you will to see an array of sequins and rhinestones attached
to some amazing costumes along with rainbow flags and an extravagance and overall
surge of happiness and love for all.
This is the third edition brought to the Nice
Carnival by the local LGBTQI community volunteers in the city and is open for
all to attend the most festive of event.
Tickets can be found here:
http://lou-queernaval.fr
Tickets can be found here:
http://lou-queernaval.fr
