Notting Hill Carnival 诺丁山儿童节(八月二十六日)
August 26 (London, British)
The Notting
Hill Carnival has been taking place in London, on the last weekend in August,
every year since 1964.
This great festival began initially from the energies of Black immigrants (黑人移民)
from the Caribbean, particularly from Trinidad (特立尼达岛), where the Carnival tradition
is very strong, and from people living locally who dreamed of (梦想着) creating
a festival to bring together the people of Notting Hill, most of whom were facing
racism (种族主义), lack of (缺乏) working opportunities, poor housing conditions resulting
in (导致) a general suppression of good self-esteem (自尊).
Five disciplines go to make up the carnival as we know it today. Mas' from (costume, Masquerade), Steelband, Calypso (political, social and satirical commentary, set to music), Soca (the traditional music of Carnival, a fusion (结合)of Soul and Calypso) and Static Sound Systems all play their part on the two days of Carnival-on-the-Road.
Decked (装饰) in spectacular colors, hundreds of children got their parade under way on Sunday, ahead of more than 100 floats and thousands of performers who will stage the main parade on Monday. Party-goers will eat, drink and dance their way through the terraced streets (带有台阶的街道)
The carnival,
which takes place in the streets of a west London district made famous by the
movie ``Notting Hill'' starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, has become one
of the most celebrated symbols of multi-cultural Britain.