rown, but he holds an eagle with spread wings on his left arm and a nest containing small animated eaglets in his right hand. The most Niçois of the floats of the corso is without question that of the king of the carnival! 2- The most Batgirl: the queen As the tradition of the Carnival of ni ...
s traveled the world and returns to Nice to present us with the treasures of humanity, from the Indian Taj Mahal to the Colosseum of Rome! 2- The floats honor the world heritage Parading in the wake of the King of World Treasures, the floats of the Nice Carnival 2023 will honor the treasures of ...
MOSSA and then his son Gustav-Adolf brought, until 1971, an astonishing particularism, grotesque and fabulous, by making models of the most spectacular floats that have paraded in Nice. On February 14, 1882, His Majesty 'Triboulet' made a triumphant entry into the city: the modest straw and rag p ...
r a big meal, followed by dancing at the inn. Today, the festival takes place every year on the last Sunday of August. It includes a grand parade of floats decorated with wheat, followed by folk dances and a procession of antique agricultural machinery. Visitors can also see demonstrations of tradi ...
akes place on the third weekend of September and offers a unique opportunity to party in the street and to let loose with electronic music. On the floats, the DJs bring out their best turntables and ensure the atmosphere for the greatest happiness of their fans. Note: Technopol, the associatio ...
e cremation of the carnival king will no longer be the sole highlight of the show. The carnival will end with a big popular and free party. All the floats will be on display Furthermore, throughout the 2022 edition, visitors will be able to admire the work of the Nice carnival workers. Until ...
date of Saint Nicholas is December 6, in Nancy, the patron saint of children is celebrated for several days of popular jubilation, with parades, music, floats and sweets. These festivities, which combine tradition and contemporary creation, light up the city and transform it for 40 days. This ...
he first citrus and flower exhibition was held in the Biovès gardens. François Ferrié was commissioned to Design the designs for the lemon and orange floats and the motifs in the gardens. The success of this Event will be confirmed year after year, to the point that the Lemon Festival has beco ...
d the world. A sunny party The mimosa enthusiasts in the various associations of the city perpetuate this traditional festival by decorating the floats voluntarily during the night before the Grand Corso. The Mimosa Festival of Mandelieu La Napoule celebrates the renewal of the flowering by ...
d four years later. The tradition of a Mardi Gras night parade was established in 1857. Since 1870, New Orleans carnival parades have consisted of floats and marching bands, the marching bands. In the 19th century, the Mystick Krewe of Comus created the brotherhood system (or krewe in English). ...
d be repeated next year. 80 tons of citrus fruit put on sale 80 tons of citrus were needed to create the structures for the Bovies Gardens and the floats for the Golden Fruit Corsos. Normally, it takes more than 150 tons of citrus (delivered to Menton from Spain) to decorate the floats and sc ...
ee Wise Men. The big cities also organize the procession of the Three Kings: these three characters parade through the streets on richly decorated floats and offer sweets. The tradition is to offer Christmas baskets filled with sweets such as turròn (honey and almond nougat), fruit, wine and ...
icipal proceeds to the assembly of the stands of the corso and the footbridge that connects the two parts of the garden of Biovès. Fruity designs and floats For its part, the city's Parks & Gardens department is responsible for going to the mountains or the hinterland to collect all the boxwood nee ...
A village transformed into a garden. Chédigny would be just a small town in the southern department of Indre-et-Loire if its mayor, Pierre Louault, had not had a stroke of genius about twenty years ago. To make his village more friendly and attractive, this lover of old roses came up with the ide ...
ace Masséna on Friday, February 23, 2024, starting at 8 PM! The King and Queen, symbols of the carnival, will lead the parade featuring several amazing floats, as well as troops of dancers, queer creatures, and flamboyant artists! This wild parade organized by the LGBTQI community of Nice is inte ...
istinguished from its neighboring Carnival of Nice by its yellow and orange colors. By using citrus fruits to decorate these fixed structures and corso floats, the city of Menton offers photography lovers the opportunity to take great shots. The oranges and lemons that are in the spotlight during ...
