CITY/REGION: London United Kingdom
MEETUP PLACE: Horniman Museum and Gardens
DATE: 18/02/2023
TIME: 11:00
MEETUP PLAN:
Weāre going to celebrate the Brazilian carnival in London on 18th February! Save the date.
- :11:00 Meeting point: benches on the left side at the entrance to the Horniman Museum and Garden and then enter the museum.
- 12:30 Meet back at the benches at the entrance to head to the pub.
- 1 - 3 pm Have lunch at The Capital and sign postcards! (TC)
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After a fill changes, the meeting has been decided to be at the Horniman Museum and Gardens, have a small section as part of the permanent display in the Music Gallery called āCarnival in Rioā.
The entrance to the museum is free, so we will browse free around the museum.
They also have exhibitions that require tickets, in case you want to have a look, here is the link for the paid exhibitions Ticket Information - Horniman Museum and Gardens
Here itās the postcard for our Carnival meeting!
Let me know how many postcards you would like.
Each postcard will cost 10p.
A better understanding of the card:
We have the āMaster of ceremoniesā and the āFlag bearerā couple ( Mestre sala e Porta Bandeira), those are dancers whose job is to lead and present the flag of their Samba school during their carnival parade.
Their clothes are made from stamps, released by several mail countries to celebrate Postcrossing.
On the coupleās head, itās possible to see a hat with fruits, to symbolize the singer Carmen Miranda, a samba singer in Brazil who performed wearing a fruit hat. I leave here the link to a playlist with songs by Carmem, songs in Portuguese and English.
Be prepared for the meetup:
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Bring along with you two postcards from your collection to show us. One that is festive and one with something that represents Brazil.
Donāt worry will take your postcard back to your home. -
Donāt forget a pen or your personalized stamp.
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Feel free to bring some postcards to give away or swap.
You can reach me during the day, feel free to text or msg me on WhatsApp in case you be late or need any help.
Jenny Assis
DONāT FORGET TO CHECK THE FORUM ONCE IN A WHILE FOR ANY CHANGES
Swap - if youāre interested in swapping a London Carnival Meetup postcard, send me a pm.
A brief walk through the history of Carnivalā¦
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See you soon
Attendants:
- Jenny Assis - 30 postcards
- SusChris - 20 postcards
- @sajinghan - 10 postcards
- Xylia
- Geo_ - 30 postcards
- Relvita - 10 postcards
- Mella68 - 20 postcards
- Ollomol - 10 postcards
- Alexfc - 20 postcards
- TinyMouse - 20 postcards
- Megami - 10 postcards
- Binnington - 10 postcards
- Seaview - 10 postcards
- Kelpie - 15 postcards
- Tashac - 20 postcards
- Aisha_jaja - 20 postcards
- AngelinaK - 10 postcards
- Carlat13
Potential attendants:
- Star-Mix-1982