We all love a good party, don’t we? The whole experience of a street party can be magical. From religious rituals to drag queen dramas, carnivals and parades are just crammed with spectacle. The annual Rio bash is synonymous with the phrase street carnival so here are a few others to tempt you into putting on a rhinestone bikini and more feathers than a turkey’s tail. BTW did you know that Carnival originally meant the period immediately before Lent when Roman Catholics held public celebrations and feasts before the forthcoming period of abstinence. Nowadays, it’s a dammed good excuse for a knees up.