Aalborg lives a rich cultural life - a lot of interesting holidays and festivals take place in the city throughout the year. An annual carnival dedicated to the long-awaited arrival of spring has been held here since 1983. This holiday is considered one of the most spectacular in the city's calendar. The main event of the carnival is a solemn procession passing along the central streets. Local folklore groups and ordinary citizens take part in it, and foreign guests of the city can join the carnival too.
For the parade, local residents prepare colorful costumes. Preparations for the holiday begin a few months prior. During the carnival, a solemn regatta of sailing ships passes through a large canal that crosses Aalborg. All of them are brightly decorated on the occasion of the holiday. The harbor area is the endpoint of the regatta. Each year, within the framework of the carnival, they crown the King selected from outstanding figures of art and culture from various cities of Denmark.
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