最早的狂欢节可溯源于古希腊洒神祭之后的狂欢活动。在狂欢节期间,人们停止工作,走上街头、广场,举行各种游艺活动。人们打破了以往的等级界限,不顾一切官方限制和宗教禁忌,化装游行,吃喝玩乐,尽兴狂欢,集体创造出一个怪诞的时空,俄罗斯伟大的思想家巴赫金称之为“颠倒的世界”。在这个与现实世界不同的狂欢世界中,平民大众把等级制度、宗教禁欲对自身造成的压抑情绪,通过狂欢通通释放出来。 The earliest carnival can be traced back to the spree after the sprinkling of ancient Greek spirits. During the carnival, people stopped working, took to the streets, squares and held various entertainment activities. People broke the previous hierarchy of rankings, disregarding all official restrictions and religious taboos, dressing up, parading, eating and drinking, enjoying themselves and creating a bizarre space and time. The great Russian thinker Bakhtin called it “the world upside down.” In this world of revelry different from the real world, the common people are relieved of the repressive sentiments caused by the hierarchical system and religious abstinence from themselves through carnival.