Michigan Technological University's Winter Carnival — Statue inspired by Calvin Hobbes, 2006 (one nighter) Michigan Technological University s Winter Carnival is an annual celebration that takes place every winter in Houghton, Michigan. It is a time to celebrate the large amounts of snowfall… … Wikipedia
Montreal Winter Carnival ice hockey tournaments — 1884 game at McGill The Montreal Winter Carnival ice hockey tournaments were a series of annual ice hockey tournaments held in the 1880s in conjunction with the Montreal Winter Carnival, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. First held in 1883, these… … Wikipedia
Saint Paul Winter Carnival — The Coolest Celebration on EarthIn 1885 a New York reporter wrote that Saint Paul was another Siberia, unfit for human habitation in winter. Offended by this attack on their Capital City, the Saint Paul Chamber of Commerce decided to not only… … Wikipedia
Quebec Winter Carnival — The Quebec Winter Carnival (or Carnaval de Québec), held yearly in Quebec City, Canada, is the biggest winter carnival in the world.Fact|date=June 2008The festival typically starts on the last Friday of January or the first Friday of February and … Wikipedia
Bon Soo Winter Carnival — The Bon Soo Winter Carnival is an annual winter carnival in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. The carnival began in 1964, and has grown to become one of Ontario s top 50 festivals. In 2007, it will be held from 2 February to 11 February, and… … Wikipedia
Carnival (disambiguation) — Carnival (English) or Carnaval (Portuguese, Spanish, and French) is a Christian celebration occurring before Lent. The word has come to refer to other annual festivals of a similar (but not necessarily religious) nature. This page also lists… … Wikipedia
Carnival — For other uses, see Carnival (disambiguation). Carnival float in the Rosenmontag parade in Cologne, Germany … Wikipedia
carnival — carnivalesque, carnivallike, adj. /kahr neuh veuhl/, n. 1. a traveling amusement show, having sideshows, rides, etc. 2. any merrymaking, revelry, or festival, as a program of sports or entertainment: a winter carnival. 3. the season immediately… … Universalium
carnival — I. noun Etymology: Italian carnevale, alteration of earlier carnelevare, literally, removal of meat, from carne flesh (from Latin carn , caro) + levare to remove, from Latin, to raise Date: 1549 1. a season or festival of merrymaking before Lent… … New Collegiate Dictionary
carnival — car•ni•val [[t]ˈkɑr nə vəl[/t]] n. 1) a traveling amusement show having sideshows and rides 2) a festival: a winter carnival of sports and games[/ex] 3) the season immediately preceding Lent, often observed with merrymaking • Etymology: 1540–50;… … From formal English to slang
