Karneval der Kulturen

The Cultural Carnival (Karneval der Kulturen) took place in Berlin this weekend, and I went for a bit in the afternoon with Kristina and her roommate, Gabriel. One of the highlights of the carnival is the parade, in which cultural groups or clubs perform, or display themselves in some way. It was really sunny, and so we didn't stay for the whole thing, but what we saw was very entertaining. Brazilian groups dominated the part of the parade that we saw, so there was a lot of energetic samba and capoeira going on. Here are some pictures and videos of the festival:

*we just arrived and are happy to see so much action!*

*the carnival brought out lots of fun people-- this guy wasn't in the parade...*

*the parade is coming!!!!*


BRAZILIAN GROUP

SCARY PUPPET GROUP

SERBIAN GROUP

TUBE PEOPLE

(video)

STILT GROUP

POLISH CERAMIC GROUP (a theater company)

DRUMMERS

MORE DRUMMERS, with Donald Duck yelling "more money, faster cars, more things, etc"

ANOTHER DRUMMING GROUP

BOLIVIAN GROUP

(video)