I anticipate that my pen friends will tire of me sending them parade photos - but they can't stop me! 😂
They have a Lent-related carnaval in Europe -- Fasnacht in Switzerland, where I was working, was a big freaking deal, and the people who participated looked forward to it all year. Fasnacht was focused on European folk traditions and instruments.
SF Carnaval is focused on the traditions of Latin America, the Caribbean, and the African Diaspora throughout the Americas, so it has different folk traditions and looks quite different - and the drumming is SUPERB!
