Casa Colonial Presents
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Calendar of events; Carnival 2009: February 18th - Wednesday - 7:00 pm - The Salon at Moby Dick will host the festivities starting with the farewell to the Carnival 2008 Royalty and a Show of the new Royalty for 2009. February 19th - Thursday - Starting at 9:00 AM - The Infant and Kindergarten costume parade will begin on Ave. Raphael Melgar. The costume contest will start at 10:30 at the Moby Dick Salon and at 5:00pm Starts the Kindergarten dance competition also at Moby Dick. February 20th - Friday - 9:00 AM - At Benito Juarez Park (town square) The food court will open up and the dancing and party will begin! At 10:00 (at the Moby Dick Salon) the Children's grade school dance competition starts and at 11:00 PM the high school and adult dance competitions will begin. February 21st - Saturday - 9:00 AM - The food court will reopen at Benito Juarez Park with Dance and Carnival celebrations and at 6:00 PM -The first full scale parade starts!! And at 11:00 PM at the Moby Dick Salon, the Grand Dance and Adult Masquerade and Costume Contest will take place. |
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February 22nd - Sunday - 9:00 AM -
The food court and
celebrations will once again start the festivities. 11:00 AM the newest
addition "pet parade" will start! "The second open procession parade starts
at 6:00 PM. And at 9:00 PM there will be more music and dancing in the town
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Cozumel Carnival (pronounced Carnaval in Spanish) is
one of the islands main events. It happens at the peak of high season when
the weather is at its finest. Festivities attract thousands of people from
all corners of the world. Carnival is generally a 7 day celebration. It
starts the week before Fat Tuesday, or Mardi-Gras. Dates change every year.
We are once again experiencing Carnival 2009 with with our new streets, pedestrian walkways, downtown landscaping, and improvements all over the island! As with every year I took these photos of Carnival 2009 tonight (Monday) and tomorrow is Fat Tuesday and once again Carnival will end. The new park in front of the Palacio with a new stage set for shows has been a big hit and will captivate anyone that has not been here since last year. Cozumel has never looked better! If you missed it this year you can always plan to visit during 2010!! I'll put together a slide show and post it here before too long. |
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The origins of Carnival are unclear, but most agree that it started as a pagan celebration in ancient Rome, or Greece. Balls were imported from Italy in the late nineteenth century, and had their golden era in the thirties, with legendary balls at the Copacabana Palace, and the Municipal Theater in Rio de Jinero.
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You gotta have balls if you think this is not enough! Hey, don't get me wrong... We are talking about the fabulous balls and events leading up to the choosing of the King and Queen of Carnival. :0) If you have never been to the island during this very special time; you are really missing out on a great cultural experience. The "pre" carnival events happen at the Convention center, clubs and other venues in and around San Miguel! Pick out the right parties, and have a ball! Of course this is an adults only activity.
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For may years we have been capturing images of all the festivities. These original photos of Carnival 2009 give you a pretty good idea of what everything looks like. But the experience is MUCH better then the photographs. The exciting sounds and rhythms of the night will make you want to come back year after year!
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