I hate snow and the carnival. - Odio la nieve y el carnaval.
If we had been in Venice a month prior, we could have taken part in the carnival. - Si hubiésemos estado en Venecia un mes antes, podríamos haber participado en el carnaval.
Brazil's annual national Lent celebration, known for it's colorful parades, wild street parties, and awesome live performances by large samba "schools " Similar to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, though Carnaval takes place all across Brazil, and different cities try to top each other with their insane partying
A Catholic celebration in February or March A time when people enjoy excitement, intoxication, and sexual pleasure before the self-imposed abstinence of Lent Called "Mardi Gras" in French and "Carnival" in Spanish