"Neither
be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat
down to eat and drink, and rose up to play ... Ye cannot drink the cup
of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's
table, and of the table of devils." (1st Corinthians 10:7,21)
8 And
I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was
Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over
the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and
with death, and with the beasts of the earth.(Revelations 6:8)
Kampala City Council Authority's Executive director Jennifer Musisi taking a horse ride during the Kampala carnival.(http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151088107722197&set=a.10150599867602197.397298.105583497196&type=1&theater)
First read:
KCCA independence carnival
excites
Mardi Gras is EVIL!
http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%20America/mardi_gras.htm
Is Halloween a Holy Time for Christians?
http://www.cogwriter.com/hallo.htm
Rio, Carnival 2012: Very satanic indeed
Kampala City Carnival will be an Annual Celebration on Independence Day
So you enjoyed the Kampala City
Carnival, well don’t think it’s a once in a lifetime event, the executive
director has better news. Jennifer Musisi affirmed
to BigEye.ug managing Editor that the carnival will always happen every year.
’It will be held a day before the Independence
day and it is part of the New Kampala
Culture,’ says Musisi.
Jeniffer Musisi at Watoto Church
It
should be noted that Uganda
has become the first city in sub-Saharan African with such a gathering. Kampala will therefore join the league of Rio De Janeiro
where the Brazilian Carnival is an annual event.
The Carnival of Brazil is a great
festival held forty-six days before Easter. On certain days of Lent, Roman
Catholics and some other Christians traditionally abstained from the
consumption of meat and poultry, hence the term "carnival," from
carnelevare, "to remove (literally, "raise") meat."
Uganda
@50 saw the introduction of a new and more relaxing way for Ugandans to
celebrate their Ugandaness. The Kampala Carnival was a exciting and
full of color, it was the first celebration of this Kind in Uganda.
Carnival have roots in the pagan
festival of Saturnalia, which, adapted to Christianity, became a farewell to
bad things in a season of religious discipline to practice repentance and
prepare for Christ's death and resurrection.
Mrs Jennifer Musisi Semakula the organizer of Kampala Carnival Praying at Watoto church
Otherwise the Kampala Carnival was a success beyond compare.
The only missing point in the equation was the free condoms that are
distributed during carnivals. Perhaps next year we shall incorporate it.
Jennifer Musisi opened up the carnival clad in
casual wear and seated on a horse as she headed for the Railway grounds.
Musical performances from the mighty Jose Chameleone, Jackie Chandiru and other
musicians among others summed up the moment. All in all, it was a ceremony
worth recognition.
Article by: Ian Ortega Date:
October 08, 2012
The Pale Horse Jeniffer Rode
Mardi Gras: The Devil’s Carnival?
http://www.cogwriter.com/news/doctrine/mardi-gras-the-devils-carnival/
The day before “Ash Wednesday” is sometimes called “fat Tuesday” or Mardi Gras and marks the end of the season known as “carnival” or “carnaval” (which is several days to many weeks long depending upon the culture). Essentially it is a time of having parties and indulging in practices that Catholics believe that they should give up on Ash Wednesday for the duration of Lent.
Kampala Carnival 2012
Here are two reports about the version in Bolivia:
Devil’s Carnival (La Diablada)
Frommer’s
When: 19 – 23 Feb 2009 (annual), Where: Oruro
Every spring, Oruro
goes into carnival mode. The costumes on show are phenomenal and include
anything from llama herders to Amazonian Indians sporting feathered
head-dresses. The combination of colour, outlandish masks, music, dance and
fireworks is bound to leave you wide-eyed.
One of the highlights are the devil dancers, the tradition of which derives
from a peculiar kind of devil worship. Oruro
is a mining town and the locals, spending so much time underground, decided to
adopt a god of the underworld. Christian tradition dictates that this must be
the devil and the Oruro
faithful thus adopted Satan, or Supay, as their
god.
They would perform sacrifices to the devil on a regular
basis to ensure their safety in the mines and the devil dancing in the carnival
derives from their belief in Satan as their protector underground. http://events.frommers.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=5769
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Festivals To Get You Going
FF, UK – Feb 18, 2009
When: The 10 days around Ash Wednesday
Where: Oruro, Bolivia
What: The Oruro Carnival is Bolivia’s
largest annual celebration which draws in about 400,000 people every year
thanks to it’s extraordinary centrepiece, La
Diablada – The Dance Of The Devil.
The 4km long procession takes place on the Sunday before Ash
Wednesday and features so many entertainers that it can actually last up to 20
hours. The whole debacle follows a brightly costumes San Miguel character, and
behind him come the more famous devils and a whole host of other beings.
The chief devil, Lucifer, get’s treated to the best
costume, obviously, and swans around in a velvet cape and ornate mask,
naturally. The rest of the procession follows and is drenched in jewels and
precious metals with offerings for the owner of the underground minerals, El
Tio.
Rio Carnival 2012
When the procession arrives at the city’s football stadium there is a huge performance which shows the battle between good and evil – wow, that must take some dedicated choreographer! After it is apparent that good has triumphed over evil – horary – the dancers can finally head home and put their feet up. The festival continues throughout the week before the grand finale on the Monday after Ash Wednesday, which is known ad the Dia del Agua – the day of water – and involves everyone pelting each other with water bombs.
http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/events/Festivals+To+Get+You+Going+Next+Week-7201.html
Celebrations for the devil and/or his plan would seem highly inappropriate for those who profess to follow Jesus. Jesus did not observe anything like Mardis Gras or Carnaval, nor did His disciples or their real followers. In the Spring time, they observed days such as Passover and Pentecost; the Bible is clear about this (Luke 2:41-42; 22:7-13; Acts 2:1).
Rio Carnival 2012
Of course, not only is carnival not in the Bible, neither are Ash Wednesday or Lent (they did not come until centuries after the original apostles died) as none of them are original practices of the true Church. Nor are any practices of the Living Church of God today (we observe the same days that Jesus and His disciples did, like Passover and Pentecost).
Kampala Carnival 2012
Wikipedia states:
Carnival is a festival traditionally held in Roman Catholic and, to a lesser extent, Eastern Orthodox societies. Protestant areas usually do not have carnival celebrations or have modified traditions, such as the Danish Carnival. The Brazilian Carnaval is the longest celebration today, but many cities and regions worldwide celebrate with large, popular events. These include the Carnevale of Venice, Italy, of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands; of Torres Vedras, Portugal; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Rijeka, Croatia; Barranquilla, Colombia; and Trinidad and Tobago. In the United States, the famous Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama, date back to French and Spanish colonial times…
An inspiration for the carnival traditionally was that it marked the last time for celebration and special foods before Lent. The Lenten period was marked by practices of fasting, restricted food, and pious practices. Traditionally, no parties were held and people refrained from eating rich foods, such as meat, and in some cases, dairy, fats and sugar. The forty days of Lent serve to mark an annual time of turning to God and religious discipline.
While it is an integral part of the Christian calendar, parts of the carnival traditions likely reach back to pre-Christian times. The ancient Roman festivals of the Saturnalia and Bacchanalia may have been absorbed in the Italian Carnival. The Saturnalia, in turn, may be based on the Greek Dionysia and Oriental festivals. While medieval pageants and festivals such as Corpus Christi were church-sanctioned celebrations, carnival was also a manifestation of medieval folk culture. Many local carnival customs are based on local pre-Christian rituals, for example the elaborate rites involving masked figures in the Swabian-Alemannic carnival.
Yes, many Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and others will participate in the revelries associated with carnival. And many will also observe Lent.
Here is some of what the American Catholic reports about it:
Mardi Gras, literally “Fat Tuesday,” has grown in popularity in recent years as a raucous, sometimes hedonistic event…Carnival comes from the Latin words carne vale, meaning “farewell to the flesh.” Like many Catholic holidays and seasonal celebrations, it likely has its roots in pre-Christian traditions based on the seasons. (Catholic Roots of Mardi Gras. American Catholic. http://www.americancatholic.org/features/mardigras/)
Kampala Carnival 2012
Essentially, this is a pagan holiday that the Catholics adopted as a compromise to keep members. Participants eat a lot (hence the name “fat Tuesday”) before they begin a fast now called Lent–another observance with pagan origins. Parades involving under-clothed women are common.
Of course, Mardi Gras festivities are not biblical, despite their popularity.
Lent, which also is not of biblical origin, is becoming an excuse essentially for loud and wild parties all over the world, which stop the night before it. Which would be tonight.
Mardi Gras tends to be associated with drunkenness, lust, and other practices that the Bible condemns.
It really should not be considered as something that real Christians would participate in.
The practices associated with Mardis Gras and Carnaval have “pre-Christian origins” and are not endorsed in the Bible. Partially because of their observance, they result in people not understanding God’s plan of salvation for them.
Perhaps those who profess Christ should follow His example and observe the same days that He did in the Spring, such as Passover.
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ALSO SEE
- Carnaval, Mardi Gras, Lent, and the Bible
- Mardi Gras, Fat (Shrove) Tuesday
- Carnaval in Rio
- Carnaval’s Popularity is Growing
- Carnival, Mardi Gras, & Lent
- Fat Tuesday, aka Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday
- Carnaval, Madri Gras, & the Bible
- ‘Christianity Today’ and Lent
- Halloween and Other Non-Christian Holidays
- American’s Expected to Spend Nearly $7 Billion on Halloween, CT Wants its Share
Some articles of possibly related interest may include:
Is Lent a Christian Holiday? When did it originate? What about Ash Wednesday? If you observe them, do you know why?
Hope of Salvation: How the Living Church of God differ from most Protestants How the Living Church of God differs from mainstream/traditional Protestants, is perhaps the question I am asked most by those without a Church of God background.
Which Is Faithful: The Roman Catholic Church or the Living Church of God? Do you know that both groups shared a lot of the earliest teachings? Do you know which church changed? Do you know which group is most faithful to the teachings of the apostolic church? Which group best represents true Christianity? This documented article answers those questions. Português: Qual é fiel: A igreja católica romana ou a igreja viva do deus? Tambien Español: Cuál es fiel: ¿La iglesia católica romana o La Iglesia del Dios Viviente? Auch: Deutsch: Welches zuverlässig ist: Die Römisch-katholische Kirche oder die lebende Kirche von Gott?
Some Similarities and Differences Between the Orthodox Church and the Living Church of God Both groups claim to be the original church, but both groups have differing ways to claim it. Both groups have some amazing similarities and some major differences. Do you know what they are?
Is There “An Annual Worship Calendar” In the Bible? This paper provides a biblical and historical critique of several articles, including one by WCG which states that this should be a local decision. What do the Holy Days mean? Also you can click here for the calendar of Holy Days.
Passover and the Early Church Did the early Christians observe Passover? What did Jesus and Paul teach? Why did Jesus die for our sins?
Melito’s Homily on the Passover This is one of the earliest Christian writings about the Passover. This also includes what Apollinaris wrote on the Passover as well.
Should Christians Keep the Days of Unleavened Bread? Do they have any use or meaning now? What is leaven? This article supplies some biblical answers.
Hundreds Coming to Christ during Brazil’s Carnival: oh really
Hundreds Coming to Christ during Brazil’s Carnival
By Andrea
Marcela Madambashi , Christian Post Correspondent
March 8, 2011|6:38 pm
Young Christians in Brazil have brought more than a thousand people to Christ in the northeastern city of Salvador during Carnival, the country’s biggest annual festival.
Salvador has one of the largest Carnival festivals in Brazil. Some 500,000 tourists join the 1 million residents of Salvador to celebrate Carnival.
During this time, JOCUM missionaries approached people on the street and invited them to the ministry’s booth where they talk about issues such as family, drugs, among other topics that could lead them to a deeper conversation about Jesus.
Jorge Santos, director of the evangelism ministry Impact in Carnival for JOCUM Salvador, told The Christian Post that he estimates that more than 30,000 people are being evangelized and more than a thousand people will commit their lives to Jesus by the end of the festival.
According to him, about 400 missionaries from JOCUM and local churches are evangelizing at Carnival.
“I expect that God will bless a lot of people. Many will be reached and know Jesus Christ,” said Santos.
He shared that a “boy that was far away from the church was approached by one of our missionaries and now … he could understand about love, saying that he never imagined he would meet someone who would speak about Jesus to him at the Carnival.”
JOCUM missionaries are also evangelizing in other regions, even where the Carnival is not as popular as in Salvador, such as the Federal District in Brasilia state. One missionary helps lead an average of two people to Christ each day of evangelism, said the director of JOCUM from the Federal District, Thiago Rodriguez.
“Thus, [in Federal District] these 100 young evangelists bring an average of 200 people a day during the Carnival,” said Rodriguez to The Christian Post.
Rodriguez states that the project of evangelism consists of “redeeming the culture” and it is not about going in with and “anti-Carnival” attitude.
“We want to give a new meaning to the carnival,” he said.
Other Christian groups, meanwhile, have decided to participate in the country’s festivities by organizing their own Carnival Christian block.
The most famous Carnival Christian block is called “Cara de Leão” (Face of Lion) in Rio de Janeiro. This Christian Carnival is founded by the pastor and director of the New Life Project Church in Rio de Janeiro, Ezekiel Tan.
Last year, Cara de Leão attracted 5,000 people to the Carnival festival where the message of Christ was shared.
