When is Carnival celebrated?

When is Carnival celebrated?

• A. Before Lent
• B. After Lent
• C. In Summer
• D. During Advent

Answer: (A)

Carnival is the festive season that takes place in the weeks leading up to Lent. It’s a time of feasting, parades, and costumes before the period of fasting and penance begins on Ash Wednesday. In many Hispanic cultures, communities celebrate with street parties and vibrant traditions as a last celebration before Lent starts. Because Lent follows Carnival, and Advent is a different season just before Christmas, Carnival isn’t observed in Advent, nor after Lent, nor in the summer. The peak often happens on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, but the exact timing shifts each year with the liturgical calendar.

Carnival is the festive season that takes place in the weeks leading up to Lent. It’s a time of feasting, parades, and costumes before the period of fasting and penance begins on Ash Wednesday. In many Hispanic cultures, communities celebrate with street parties and vibrant traditions as a last celebration before Lent starts. Because Lent follows Carnival, and Advent is a different season just before Christmas, Carnival isn’t observed in Advent, nor after Lent, nor in the summer. The peak often happens on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, but the exact timing shifts each year with the liturgical calendar.