Carnival is ... Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Carnival scenario: recommendations

Carnival is a cheerful colorful holiday, the characteristic features of which are street processions and masquerade. Without such a national celebration it's hard to imagine any country in the world.

Origin

Carnival has a very long history and it is impossible to say unequivocally about its first mention. The word itself, according to one version, comes from the Latin Carrum navalis. So in ancient times the wagon was called, in which they moved around the city during the holidays. For example, in ancient Rome, in honor of the god of Saturn's fertility, a merry holiday was held, lasting several days. At that time, the harvesting work was coming to an end, people were leaving their homes, singing and dancing. The slaves were released from their jobs, and men and women rode through the streets in the very wagons.

According to another version, carnival is a derivative of Carne levare, which from Italian means "giving up meat". It is about starting a fast and refusing to eat meat products. As you can see, it is possible to trace the Shrovetide common to the Russian holiday.

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro

Today carnivals are at the peak of popularity. Many people travel long distances to take part in such a large celebration. Perhaps the most famous and colorful is the carnival in Rio de Janeiro. It begins 40 days before the celebration of Easter.

Carnival in Rio is striking in its scale, bright colors, crazy costumes and dances. Since 1928 it is a competition of dance schools of sambo. This kind of dance is very popular in Brazil, and every Brazilian has a favorite sambo school.

Preparing for the carnival

A year before the carnival, all the dancers are preparing a special program, with an unusual bright storyline on a particular topic. The best choreographers work on the dance program. Sewing a huge number of costumes. They can be dedicated to some personality, to some event, to reflect a certain era.

In addition, each school prepares a special dance platform and effectively decorates it. On this platform, participants dance, and at its very top, as a rule, rises the most beautiful and bright girl, the so-called queen of the dance school.

How is the carnival?

The carnival in Rio lasts 4 nights. From 21:00 until the morning there are 3-4 schools (there are 14 in total in Brazil). The speeches are evaluated by a special jury.

Dancers pass a dancing procession along the long street of Sambodrome (its length is about 700 meters), which was built especially for the carnival. On both sides there are special stands on which 70,000 people can fit. All of them are rooting for their favorite school. The procession begins with the performance of the first category sambo school. Everything happens like this: they carry a sign with the name of the school, then its employees, famous people in fancy dresses, and then thousands of dancers and musicians pass by. Those who want to stand out, ride along the street in carriages and wagons decorated with feathers and rhinestones.

Compete as a dance, unusual costumes and beauty. The Brazilian carnival is always a crazy rhythm, incessant drum sounds, glitter, chic, incendiary dances and dazzling costumes. The dancing holiday ends with the performance of champions - the Sambo school, which, according to the results of the jury voting, became the winner.

Carnival is so popular that thousands of tourists from different countries come to Brazil every day in its midst. Hotels are overcrowded, and in order to stop somewhere, you need to book seats in a few months. Prices for accommodation during the carnival "take off", but it does not stop fans of dancing.

How to organize a carnival?

Incendiary and cheerful carnival can be arranged independently! Not everyone has the opportunity to fly to Brazil, but to organize their own small dance show is quite real. An adult party or a children's party - the carnival does not know the age limits. Consider several scenarios that can be taken as the basis for holding your holiday.

Carnival scenario for young people

Gathering a friendly noisy company, you always want to somehow diversify the atmosphere, come up with something special. When the banal contests and games are already bored, you can try to hold a party according to a pre-conceived scenario. A great idea is to organize a carnival. Where do I start?

Preparatory stage

Preparation should be taken seriously and proceed to it long before the event itself. Carnival is a holiday where you will have to work hard not only for the hosts and organizers, but also for all invited guests.

Themes

This, perhaps, is the most important. What exactly do you want to arrange? Hot Brazilian carnival with incendiary dances? Masquerade ball? A modern cheerful carnival or a secular ball of the 80s? Immediately adjust to the fact that a holiday in this style requires a good investment. If you save something - the effect will be completely different.

Costumes play a very important role. Everyone should carefully think over their image. Dresses for all guests can be in one style, completely different, or similar to each other with one bright element.

Accessories

Do not deprive the attention of accessories for the carnival. These can be masks, gloves, wigs, barrettes, umbrellas, fans, walking-sticks. In addition, think about how the room will be decorated (which, by the way, should be large enough to have enough space to sit and relax, and also to dance).

You can think of small fountains, arrange figurines, hang pictures, fans. Be sure to stock up with colored ribbons, sequins, pendants. It is necessary to build on here the themes of the carnival, its direction. For the dance organize light music.

How to treat guests?

On the menu, too, you need to think about as early as possible. Food should not be heavy, because you have to dance a lot. The ideal option is to make a buffet with light snacks (snacks), original canapés and invigorating drinks. The theme of the carnival should be traced in the decoration of the meal. For example, you can beautifully decorate the wine glasses, order unusual napkins, a table for treats to decorate with flowers, statuettes.

Competitions

Most of the holiday will, of course, take up dancing. Therefore, without a dance competition can not do. You can invite guests to split into several teams and, following the example of the carnival in Rio de Janeiro, arrange competitions between them. Which team will perform the dance in a more original way? And what exactly, guests can learn long before the carnival (and accordingly prepare, rehearse) or immediately before the start of the dance.

Since the guests were preparing for the carnival, they sewed costumes, thought through the image, it is necessary to hold a contest for the best costume. It's more interesting if the jury decides, but the participants themselves. They can write a name on a piece of paper, and after that there will be an announcement of the results. If all guests have masks for the carnival, then you can arrange a contest among them, for example: "Who has the most original mask?" If many guests came without masks, there is another option: to offer for a while zadekorirovat ordinary pre-cooked masks and Then decide who managed to do it more creatively.

The perfect end of the evening will be a photo session. It is necessary to be photographed all together on the general photo. Also you can organize small photo-decorations, guests will appreciate it and want to make a beautiful photo will be very much!

Children's New Year Carnival

Who will like the bright show with funny dances, unusual costumes, masks, sparkles, fireworks and competitions? Arranging a carnival for children is a great idea, especially if the event is timed to a holiday. For example, by the New Year.

Ornaments can be completely standard. If everything passes in the kindergarten or school, then the hall is decorated with tinsel, colorful lights, snowflakes. You can paint windows unusually, make pendants, hang New Year balls. And of course, dress up the Christmas tree.

Suits for children are discussed in advance and they depend on the theme in which the carnival will be held. A holiday can be in the form of a certain fairy tale. In this case, children need to dress like heroes of this same fairy tale. Or children are forest dwellers, different animals, who are having fun and dancing at the Christmas tree together with Father Frost and Snow Maiden. As an option - you can make a masquerade. Kids will be happy to try on masks for carnival and hide behind them. They will not see each other's faces, which means they will be doubly more interesting.

As it is impossible by the way for carrying out of such action the holiday New year approaches. Carnival is not only bright costumes, it's also funny songs and bright dances. And the kids usually gladly dance around the Christmas tree, dance with "forest dwellers", sing songs to Santa Claus, participate in contests. The organizer's task is to direct the course of the event in the right direction, so that not just a New Year's party, but a carnival, with masks, dances and unusual costumes turned out.

What are the benefits of such events?

Usually, such holidays in kindergartens and in primary school pursue the following goals:

• Develop the musical abilities of children;
• Enrich their knowledge in the music field;
• Develop dance and gaming skills;
• Cause a response to music of different genres, styles;
• Form the ability to behave independently, choose the right line of behavior, depending on the situation;
• Teach the child not to be afraid of the audience;
• Form the skill of speech in various images;
• To develop creative abilities, imagination.

Course of the event

Leaders can fully take on the script, come up with heroes. If possible, the children themselves should be included in the course of the holiday, they should be given the roles, and not just make them spectators. If age allows you to learn long roles and play, you can give out words to children for small New Year scenes in advance. And you can arrange competitions. What team score was more original? Who was the best actor or dancer?

And of course, at the end of the carnival, it's necessary to note the most beautiful costumes, because the kids tried so hard. You can hold a competition by calling a real jury of parents, educators or teachers. You can let the children vote for themselves. The main thing, when it comes to babies, everyone needs to be rewarded, because in all the suits there will definitely be a zest, and children at that age do not yet understand the very essence of the contest or competition!

Obviously, it's not so easy to arrange a carnival. But if everything is carefully thought out and skillfully organized, such a holiday will be remembered for a long time, both for children and adults!