DEN BOSCH CARNIVAL.

In short, Carnival is a Catholic celebration ,that takes place in the weeks leading up to the Easter holiday. Nowadays the holiday might have lost some of more tradition religious elements, but originally carnival marked the beginning of Lent- the 40 days fasting period ahead of Easter. Den bosch is another city famous for its carnival celebrations. The city is renamed Oeteldonk for the festivities, and it takes on the official symbol of a frog and the carnival colours of red,white and yellow.