Hammarkullen is a district or suburb of Gothenburg to the north-east. It’s a place with a large number of immigrants from many different cultures. The annual carnival started in the 1970s when the largest immigrant groups were from Latin America, but it continues today with participation from many different groups (Kurdish, African and Swedish folk-dancers for example, and the “study circles” that make the costumes and dance in the parade are mostly not ethnically exclusive). This year, sadly, while the participants might have be tropical in their spirits, the weather was resolutely west-coast Swedish. Still, I got some nice pictures.
See also the carnival kids here and another part of the audience here.
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Hammarkullen Carnival
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