Whatever else carnival may be, it is above all a pageant and no time for tears.And it is now a big business too, rather than the cosy community affair of old.

• 尽管人们可能带着某些情绪，但毕竟这是个狂欢节，是一桩没有太多时间留给眼泪的大买卖，不应该有一丁点敬老院里的舒适和缓慢。