Arubans and Visitors Will Revel in the 49th Annual Carnival's Wild Array of Festivities and Cultural Events -- Aruba's Biggest Party.Entertainment & Business Editors/Travel Writers ORANJESTAD, Aruba--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2002 Aruba's biggest celebration, the 49th Annual Carnival Season, will jump start January 17th, bringing fun, food and frolic Frolic - A Prolog system in Common Lisp. ftp://ftp.cs.utah.edu/pub/frolic.tar.Z. to the streets of the island. Carnival season marks the height of excitement for the year as the island vibrates with parades, competitions and parties filled with color. Arubans prepare for this cultural tradition as early as one year in advance, assuring that all costumes and floats are crafted on time. Carnival marks Aruba's high season or "the hot season," as the islanders Islanders may refer to:
n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. promise to be more exciting than usual since they will serve as a prelude to Aruba's 50th Carnival Season which will be celebrated in 2004. The citizens of Aruba have been celebrating with European-style carnival parties and debutante balls since 1921. Aruba's first official Carnival parade was organized in 1955. One of the brightest events of the season is The Tivoli Lighting Parade on Saturday, February 22. Aruba's oldest social club organizes this spectacle. Adorned a·dorn tr.v. a·dorned, a·dorn·ing, a·dorns 1. To lend beauty to: "the pale mimosas that adorned the favorite promenade" Ronald Firbank. 2. with costumes, floats and more than 2,000 participants illuminate the streets of Oranjestad with thousands of tiny lights. On Saturday, March 1st, the early bird truly gets the worm with the Jouvert Morning party which begins at 4 a.m. in San Nicolas San Nicolas or San Nicolás ("Saint Nicholas") may refer to:
Carnival's culminating moment arrives on March 2nd with the 49th Aruba Grand Carnival Parade, the island's biggest and most popular display. The streets fill with colorful costumes, rhythm and joy as Carnival reaches its peak moment the Sunday before Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday, in the Western Church, the first day of Lent, being the seventh Wednesday before Easter. On this day ashes are placed on the foreheads of the faithful to remind them of death, of the sorrow they should feel for their sins, and of the necessity of . Carnival time comes to a symbolic, festive end Tuesday, March 4th with the "Burning of King Momo." This gathering features the burning of a larger-than-life straw figure. The flames engulfing "King Momo" signify the death of Carnival and close the season's festivities. Aruba is a vacationer's paradise located in the heart of the Dutch Caribbean, 15 miles north of Venezuela and only two and a half hours by air from Miami. Ideally located outside the hurricane belt The hurricane belt is an area in the Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, which is prone to hurricanes during the Atlantic hurricane season. The only places in the Caribbean that are not in the hurricane belt are the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, Bonaire, , Aruba boasts great weather, cooling trade winds and friendly people. For more information on planning a trip to Aruba, contact the Aruba Tourism Authority at 1-800-TO-ARUBA, or visit our Web site at http://www.aruba.com. Editor's note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : For Calendar of Events call 1-877-261-6222. Photos are available upon request. This Material is distributed by Everett Clay Associates on behalf of the Aruba's Ministry of Tourism and Transportation. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion