Carnival in TICINO a celebration to get together, have fun,eat well while discovering the area!
In Ticino, the tradition of Carnival is extremely heartfelt. It is a celebration linked to the territory, to the
entertainment, music and gastronomy to which Ticino people are initiated from childhood. But actually in the
Canton carnivals are multiplying, and not only in the big city centers: almost every small town has its own
characteristic carnival. Ticino also has a reputation for being one of the cantons in
Whose festivities last longer. This is due to the fact that in addition to the Roman Rite carnival is used.
still celebrate, in some places such as Tesserete, Brissago and in the Upper Ticino (Leventina, Blenio,
Riviera), the Ambrosian rite carnival. Parades of the most beautiful floats compete to win the prize
of the year. And as per tradition, the mayor of the city, at the beginning of Carnival, hands over the keys to the city
itself to the King, a moment that decrees the official opening of the revelry.
The official music is Guggenmusik, a repertoire of carnival music that brings together popular music
and other rock and pop hits. There are very old carnivals dating as far back as the 1400s such as the one in Biasca
but also that of Nebiopolis , which r
isal to 1559 and united all the wards of Chiasso.
From Feb. 3 to 5, the Stranociada in Locarno is scheduled to take place, involving all the city streets of the City
Vecchia and the famous Piazza Grande.
In Bellinzona, the Rabadan Carnival from Feb. 16 to 21 begins on Thursday with the handing over of keys to King
Rabadan (Ticino's most famous ruler).
In Ascona , Carnival is celebrated on Shrove Tuesday (Feb. 21) on the town's beautiful lakefront, with a
traditional dish, risotto with luganiga.
