THE RIJEKA CARNIVAL QUEEN PAGEANT AND HANDOVER OF THE TOWN KEYS – 20.1.2012 (Friday) at 8 pm, Dvorana mladosti
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Carnival madness in Rijeka starts its ritual with the Rijeka Carnival Queen Pageant and the handover of the town keys to the Master of the Carnival. Through this event, which over the last couple of years has taken place in the Youth Sports Hall, the Carnival will formally get the most charming spokeswoman of masked groups. In front of a crowded Youth Sports Hall, with a special musical and scenic spectacle, from where the carnival group’s spokeswomen, the Rijeka Carnival Queen will be elected who will participate in all formal Rijeka Carnival presentations.
Within the program, by means of the ceremonial handover of the town keys by the Mayor to the hands of the “Carnival Mayor” with an adequate entertainment program, the Rijeka Carnival will formally be opened. From that moment on, the masks rule and all worries are forgotten. The celebration and the rich cultural and entertainment program begin. Rijeka's FIFITH SEASON is on its way!!!