Rijeka Carnival

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The Rijeka Carnival is held each year before the Lent in Rijeka, Croatia. It is one of the biggest carnivals both in Croatia and in the world. In 2008 it celebrated it's 25th anniversary.

[edit] History

The first Rijeka Carnival was held in 1982. It had only three performer groups in its parade and it was neither famous nor popular. The groups were "Lako ćemo", "Pehinarski feštari" and "Halubajski zvončari". All three groups have participated in the carnival each time since the beginning. The largest event happened in 2001 with 144 groups participating. Because of the restrictions that have been made regarding the number of participants in each group, the 2008 carnival had only 99 groups. Nonetheless, 10,000 visitors attended it.