国际英语资讯:Feature: Greeces carnival season ends with grand parade at Patras, Chinese artists joining
<p><span word="PATRAS">PATRAS</span>, <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 10-- <span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="revelers">revelers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spectators">spectators</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Patras">Patras</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="week">week</span> <span word="carnival">carnival</span> <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, 220 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="king">king</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="carnivals">carnivals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>. <span word="Patras">Patras</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="vibrant">vibrant</span> <span word="carnival">carnival</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> 25 <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> 30 <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="floats">floats</span> <span word="satirizing">satirizing</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span>, <span word="social">social</span> <span word="trends">trends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="woes">woes</span>, <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="participants">participants</span>' <span word="joviality">joviality</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="determination">determination</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="humor">humor</span>.</p><p><span word="Masqueraders">Masqueraders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="into">into</span> 130 <span word="different">different</span> <span word="themed">themed</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="marched">marched</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="center">center</span>, <span word="inviting">inviting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festivity">festivity</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Patras">Patras</span> <span word="carnival">carnival</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>!" <span word="chanted">chanted</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="participant">participant</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revelers">revelers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="locals">locals</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> (<span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="family">family</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="Paulina">Paulina</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>, <span word="dancing">dancing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lion">lion</span> <span word="dance">dance</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheers">cheers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="honor">honor</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>, <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="grateful">grateful</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="came">came</span>," <span word="Nikolaos">Nikolaos</span> <span word="Chrysovitsanos">Chrysovitsanos</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Municipal">Municipal</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Benefit">Benefit</span> <span word="Company">Company</span> "<span word="Patras">Patras</span> <span word="Carnival">Carnival</span>", <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p>
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