LPJF Le Carnaval

What is Carême?

• Lent

• Easter

• King Day

• Carnaval

The word Carnaval comes from...

• Latin words for meat and to take away

• to party

• to celebrate

• parade

Francophone means....

• French-speaking

• French trombone

• a telephone

• France

Carnaval symbolizes the end of _____ and the beginning of ______.

• winter/spring

• parties/school

• fasting/eating

• flowers/fish

Participants do the following during Carnaval...

• Throw fish

• Throw flowers

• wear extravagant costumes

• All of the above

In Guadeloupe, participants....

• play drums called "ka"

• throw fish

• play red and blue trumpets

• play traditional folk music.

In the South of France, parades are called,

• corsos fleuris

• ka

• poissons

• tuque

In the city of Dunkerque, participants...

• throw fish

• throw trumpets

• throw flowers

• burn the mayor

The official representative of Quebec's Carnaval is...

• Bonhomme

• Roi Vaval

• the mayor

• Bwa-bwa

What is a bwa-bwa?

• a large dummy

• the sounds a fish makes when it hits a participant.

• a float

• a snowman