The Beauty of Music, Culture and Design

I could feel the vibration from the beats of the music as soon I got off the metro and onto the busy street. The streets were packed with mostly Berliners, but other ethnicities as well. Hearing all the commotion, my new friends and I tried making our way trough the crowd to see the floats go by. We all pushed and shoved our way to the front so we could get a good view of the parade. As we settled in our spots we watched the floats representing each country go by, one after another. Countries like Peru, Italy and much more passed by us, leaving an impression on all the viewers.



Each beat that played from the floats were traditional from each country. The rhythms of the songs moved everyone around us, making everyone dance and have a good time. The floats were heavily decorated with bright colors and different scenes depicted. The people participating in the parade who were walking around or behind the floats were dressed up in traditional clothing and head dresses. There were performers that were on stilts. hula- hoop dancers and belly dancers. Most of them stopped and performed a choreographed routine that related to the country. I noticed that most of the people who participated in the routines were not of that origin. This gave me the idea that these people were open minded about learning and experiencing new cultures outside their own.


During the carnival there were different types of foods, but not as much as I would have expected. The only one that really stood out was China Box. I would think they would have more stands selling food for the other countries that took part in the parade. Although there wasn’t much variety in the food, there was a lot of interaction with the crowd and the parade. We were all lucky enough to experience interacting with the parade. We happen to follow soca music, which was music we were familiar to due to living in Miami. We interacted with the people around us, who were all dancing and enjoying that particular culture we were following.



This was a great experience and I never experienced something so diverse before. Berlin’s Cultural Carnival really gave you a well rounded look at a lot of different countries. You could not help, but to wait and see which float was next representing which country. It was great to share the moment with all the Berliners and the friends around me. I definitely got to see, hear and taste the different cultures that are part of our small world. It was an experience that will never be forgotten.