Current mood:

impressed

Karnival! Alaf!!!
I’ve made this journal some weeks ago but I haven’t had time to post news. My dear reader, don’t worry, I won’t bother you with this diary common stuff. Here I´m going just to share my impressions about people, country, and culture. It’s written in English to reach all my friends.

Carnival Party!

If you think that Carnival in Rio is "the must" you should see what happens here. It’s really crazy! The season officially started in November, almost everybody from this region is looking for Carnival. (Dusseldorf, Cologne and surroundings)

Today is the women’s day, so today we have got the power! The Mayor gives "the key of the City" to a woman and all the celebration starts.

At work, there is a rule: we can cut the ties of men. That’s true if there is one wearing it. Of course, they are prepared for this and leave the ties at home, they know that they cannot do anything to stop us!(Women power, well... I can tell you: it tastes sweet!)

Well, I forgot to say that when a woman cut the tie, she MUST kiss the man. So then, some opportunist men wear a tie just to have a chance to be kissed once a year!!!

Some people use to wear a costume even at work during this time, but I haven’t seen anything yet. No ties, no costumes, no kisses, no fun yet.

The office is pretty empty today, most of the employees took holidays, some want to have more time to celebrate (70%) and others just want to run away, lock themselves at home and just leave on Tuesday or drive to the south where they don’t celebrate any Carnival.

As I sad before, It’s really a regional celebration and it changes all the environment, it’s like a virus that comes every year at the same period and it infects everybody with happiness.

That’s evident that I´m already infected, so after work I´m going to buy my costume!

It’s Carnival in Germany! Let’s mix the Brazilian enthusiasm and the German bier!