Carnival in Mexico

Carnival days are held in an atmosphere of colorful and noisy street parades.Mexico’s El Carnaval is an event to say “beautiful” is to say nothing. Starting a week before Lent (Catholic), carnival days are held in an atmosphere of colorful and noisy street parades, incessant music, dances and fireworks. Many people call the Mexican carnival the second Mardi Gras (the same as in New Orleans).

Officially, the carnival lasts five days, and during this time many appear on the streets exclusively in masks, which, according to legend, are recognized to ward off evil spirits. Immediately after the carnival begins Lent, and the carnival, thus, represents the “last chance” to plunge into the pleasures of worldly life.

To see this delightful sight, you should go to one of the port cities. Best of all, Mazatlan. More than 300 thousand people come to the carnival annually, which puts the Mexican carnival on the 3rd largest place after the carnivals in Rio de Janeiro and New Orleans.

In the last days of the carnival, various festivals and competitions are held. For example, in Mazatlan, a national literary competition (by the way, quite prestigious) is held for unpublished works named after Climensia Izaura.

At the end of the carnival choose the Queen of the carnival and (in jest, of course) the "Dread King".

Perhaps the most interesting event is the Day of Oppressed Husbands. On this day, 23.5 hours husbands can do whatever they want (limited to the limits of faith and law, of course).