Blog 6: Carnival Bahia

What struck me the most about Carnival Bahia is that it instantly reminded me of Marti Gras celebrations that I've seen (from televsion) and heard about, but Carnival Bahia is much more extreme in size, scope, and general anarchy. I noticed that the three carnivals had at least one thing in common, and that is that they are all brought over by immigrants and maintained by the descendents of immigrants. Carnival seems to preserve some cultural pieces (such as the emphasis on having an African heritage in C.B.), while generating a unique culture specific to the area, no matter where the original idea came from.