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Caribbean Carnival Toronto, Canada（加拿大多倫多加勒比狂歡節）
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Caribbean Carnival Toronto, Canada |
Location: Toronto, Canada
Time: July-August for three weeks
Caribbean Carnival Toronto is an exciting three-week cultural explosion of Caribbean music, cuisine, revelry as well as visual and performing arts. Taking place annually, it has become a major international event and the largest cultural festival of its kind in North America.
During the carnival, people put on elaborate costumes and make-ups and wear colorful feathers on their heads. Their eye-catching performance attracts millions of spectators every year.
The large floats, decorated with colorful screens, ribbons, balls and the images of animals show off the glamour of the carnival. The pulsating rhythms and melodies of calypso, soca, reggae, hip-hop, chutney, steel pan and brass bands reverberate through the city.
No matter you are the performers, local residents or visitors, you could fully enjoy the music, dances, performance, and delicacies during the merry time of the three-week carnival.
