Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 14 minutes ago

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Exploring Europe's carnival traditions as enactment of spiritual death and rebirth. Though not strictly part of the traditional liturgical calendar, carnival anticipates the themes of Easter through the death of the carnival king, marking the coming of spring.

00:00 Skit
00:27 Introduction
00:50 Gothic Celebration
02:46 Footage of an Italian carnival
03:36 Meaning of the Sacrifice (Gothic Celebration continued)
05:53 Social Renewal
09:33 Initiation through Inversion
13:49 The Feast and the Fast
15:21 Conclusion
17:57 Outro

Drawings at 5:35 are by or based on pieces by Raph Gallaher (@rafaelgallaher on Instagram).

For more on "The Romance of Silence" and Merlin's carnival connection see Jonathan Pageau's video: youtube.com/watch?v=w1nzp03Uzpg&t=62s

Footage from the following:
youtube.com/watch?v=SWIK0SfT4Mw
youtube.com/watch?v=4t4TSndwIYg
youtube.com/watch?v=ObKCWLwwgIM
youtube.com/watch?v=b5C6lEa4ER8
youtube.com/watch?v=MhwuW6pm6Bo&t=3s
youtube.com/watch?v=eBV_AsbKmpc