Posted by Loulou on Feb 18, 2015 | 4 comments

Well, here it comes—rollicking times in the streets, parades, costumes (unfortunately in the northern hemisphere, not many tongas and feathers…brrrr), battles with flowers, decorated boats, feasting and merriment to prepare for, in the Christian world, lent. A pagan rite with origins in ancient Rone. Sounds appropriate… Wikipedia states: “Popular...