One of the three largest in the world, its carnival Nicewhich was canceled last year due to its epidemic Covid-19starts today Friday, with a central theme “King of animals”to the great relief of residents and tourism professionals.
“It is an immense pleasure and a relief”: at the age of 78, o Jean-Pierre Poviniais the head of one of its four “carnival” families Nicewho has the privilege of building chariots.
Highest price: with his two sons, Joseph and Pierrehis brides and grandchildren, completes the construction of two chariots, the king and queen of the festival, her red eagle Nice and «Ratapignata»a bat, a lesser known animal, but very important for the iconography of the region.
The two chariots will participate today at the end of the day in the opening ceremony of the carnival, in front of platforms set up in the square Μασενάdown town.
Then, in addition to the big parade, which will be attended by about twenty chariots on Saturday, this event will be the opportunity, until February 27, for flower wars, a parade with chariots designed and built by clubs in the city, and of course for his election King and her Queen of the carnival.
This festive date, the first edition of which dates back to 1873, is one of the three most important in the world along with those of Rio de Janeiro and her Venice and one of the few carnivals to take place this year. Prerequisite: spectators must have a vaccination pass.
In Brazilthe parades of his carnivals Rio and his Sao Paoloscheduled to take place in late February, were postponed to April due to a new wave of infections Covid-19. In both cities the street carnival has been canceled.
In Venicethe carnival started on Monday, at Covid version, however, as it is conducted largely online and without the usual number of tourists.
In Franceher city Δουνκέρκης (north) announced on Monday the cancellation for the second year in a row of its famous street carnival.
160,000 spectators in 2020
“Carnival is an important moment in the life of our city. “I really wanted to maintain this tradition in order to support the carnivalgoers, the merchants, the restaurants and the hoteliers who had two particularly difficult years,” he said on Wednesday. AFPThe Mayor of Nice Christian Estrozi.
In line with government announcements of a gradual lifting of health restrictions, “we can expect to welcome almost 85,000 spectators,” he said, adding that the hotel’s occupancy rate was “almost all close to that of previous carnivals”.
For Estrogen“It will undoubtedly be a significant economic development for our local economy in circumstances that remain difficult for the trade, hotel and catering sectors in particular.”
The carnival really represents a breath of fresh air for the local economy, with 1,400 direct jobs and € 30 million in revenue in a regular year. In 2020, the carnival was attended by 160,000 spectators and, in 2019, more than 200,000.
The last time the carnival was canceled before its cancellation in 2021 due to its pandemic Covid-19was in 1991 due to the war in Bay.
Source: News Beast
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