Naykel
Naykel lives in Nicaragua, in the Caribbean town of Bluefields. He‘s not like the other kids in his neighborhood. „Sometimes I feel so different,“ he thinks. „Sometimes I feel like I don‘t belong anywhere. Sometimes I feel alone.“ The true story of a little outsider who became a great role model.
Naykel lives in Nicaragua, in the Caribbean town of Bluefields.
He‘s not like the other kids in his neighborhood.
„Sometimes I feel so different,“ he thinks.
„Sometimes I feel like I don‘t belong anywhere.
Sometimes I feel alone.“
The true story of a little outsider who became a great role model.
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Today is Carnival!<br />
Carnival<br />
Carnival is Mískito Coast Creole<br />
and means „Carnival“.<br />
Carnival<br />
Carnival is a happy festival<br />
celebrated at the beginning of<br />
the New Year to say goodbye to<br />
winter and welcome spring.<br />
Carnival has been around for<br />
a long time. The first carnival<br />
celebrations took place in<br />
Mesopotamia 5000 years ago.<br />
In the European Middle Ages, socalled<br />
fool‘s festivals took place in<br />
January. Since then there has also<br />
been the term Fastnacht.<br />
Today, carnival is celebrated in<br />
many different ways in many<br />
parts of the world. There are<br />
particularly impressive carnival<br />
traditions in Venice (Italy), Basel<br />
(Switzerland), Oururo (Bolivia),<br />
Cologne (Germany), Québec<br />
(Canada), Santa Cruz (Tenerife,<br />
Spain), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)<br />
and Stavelot (Belgium). In New<br />
Orleans (USA) the carnival is<br />
called Mardi Gras.<br />
Fasnacht in Basel<br />
In Switzerland, the city of Basel<br />
is famous for its Basler Fasnacht,<br />
which starts at 4am with the<br />
famous Morgenstraich. The entire<br />
city is darkened and thousands<br />
of carnival people with colorful<br />
lanterns of all sizes parade<br />
through the streets. During the<br />
day there is the Cortège, a huge<br />
procession with lovingly handmade<br />
costumes and masks<br />
(Larven).<br />
The Basel carnival lasts three<br />
days and is part of the intangible<br />
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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