Who does not know the carnival in Rio? Bright colors, dancing before falling - it would seem, this can only be in a hot and temperamental Brazil! But no, and in the foggy Albion there are bright street carnivals, no worse than the Brazilian. Carnival in Notting Hill (the district of London) enlivens this stiff European city with exciting new impressions and emotions of incendiary rhythms and dances. Every year more than one million people visit it, which makes it the second after the Brazilian carnival by the street festival of the world.

For the first time the carnival was held members of the West Indies community in 1964. Then the holiday was very small and was meant to bring some of the Caribbean culture into English traditions. Over time, the carnival was gaining momentum, attracted more and more guests, especially since the London authorities actively supported its development.

Much attention is paid to the organization of carnival safety. In the narrow streets of the district, the large procession, which has become so popular, is associated with certain difficulties, which have been allocated considerable funds in recent years. For spectators, comfortable stands are now installed, and an alternative traffic scheme is organized to prevent the city from getting into the many kilometers of traffic during the parade.

Carnival is held on the last Sunday and Monday of August. The most exciting part of the holiday is a dance competition between London groups

In a word - in order to look at the bright, sunny carnival, do not need to fly to the other end of the world. Carnival in London is not inferior to tropical holidays, and the feelings of the location of the festival in the middle of the full contrasts of the European city become only brighter and more saturated.