Vasiliki Pergada and her 4-year-old daughter Panagiota, dressed in animal skins and heavy bronze bells, join revelers ...

Zulu and Rex parades, the climax of New Orleans' carnival season, will roll early on Fat Tuesday with pared-down ensembles ...

King Zulu Rodney Paul Mason and his wife and Queen Kristen Bonds Mason hope their reign inspires young boys and girls to aim ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Tazewell made history at the Oscars, becoming the first Black man to win best costume design.

One of Rio's most storied Samba schools will explore the "Pain and Passion" of the lives of the Bantu people in the city. Bantu people were the majority of Black people enslaved in Rio.

Their sweat-stained faces lit only by a dim yellow bulb in a neglected corner of the capital Luanda, revellers sway their ...

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The Carnival open day will take place on Wednesday (19 February). Tiger Carnival costume on display at Lancashire Archives Pic: Blog Preston It’s an informal drop-in event that will include ...

The Nice Carnival began on 15 February and will continue till 2 March 2025. This year’s theme, “King of the Seas and Oceans,” promises spectacular floats, dazzling performances, and a ...

She notes that the Carnival goes beyond having elements of Africa and Europe but also includes East Indian ... and most of the ole mas costumes reflect this. They include the Baby Doll as a criticism ...

It is popular thought that by studying the traditional characters, we unveil our ancestral past. Indeed, art is an expression. How much of that expression draws from the unknown past or the ...

The wooden masks (Schemen), the costumes and other accessories are taken out of the wardrobe and prepared for the ‘fifth season’. The high days of carnival start on ‘Fat Thursday’ and is ...