HoliWiki Global Holiday Calendar Database

Holiday overview

Carnival

Carnival is a festive season occurring before Lent, featuring parades, music, dancing, and elaborate costumes, famously celebrated in Brazil and many Catholic countries.

Ownership: International holiday

Scope: Global

Categories: National Public Holidays

Tags: Cultural & Traditional Religious

Usually a public holiday

Religious tradition: Christianity (Catholic)

Date rule: Days before Ash Wednesday (varies by country)

Date type: Computed

About this holiday

Carnival is a festive season occurring before Lent, featuring parades, music, dancing, and elaborate costumes, famously celebrated in Brazil and many Catholic countries.

Where and when this holiday appears

DateWeekdayCountries
MondayAndorraAndorraAngolaAngolaArgentinaArgentinaBoliviaBoliviaEcuadorEcuadorHaitiHaitiPanamaPanamaUruguayUruguayVenezuelaVenezuela
TuesdayArgentinaArgentinaBoliviaBoliviaEcuadorEcuadorHaitiHaitiPanamaPanamaUruguayUruguayVenezuelaVenezuela
TuesdayGrenadaGrenada

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