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Carnival in Naples has very ancient origins. In the 18 th century, the king Charles of Bourbon used to organize huge celebrations all over the city. He used to build  the so-called “cuccagne”, wooden structures covered with food, which was given away to the people. Also the neapolitan nobles loved Carnival, throwing elegant costume parties in the most beautiful palaces of the city of Naples. Neapolitans love these traditions, that's why, even this year, has been organized in Naples the Eighteenth-Century Neapolitan Carnival, a costume party that remindes us to a typical carnival party of that period.

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Gastronomy, in South Italy, is really important during a celebration. About Carnival, there are some dishes you must eat if you are in Naples!

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Lasagna is the dish you can't avoid during Carnival. This custom has very ancient origins: people used to eat lasagna before the period of deprivation and sacrifice of Lent, because they didn't want to feel hungry during them. Lasagna is prepared with fresh egg pasta, Bolognese sauce and béchamel.

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Chiacchiere are thin fried pastries, usually served with icing sugar. They are called like that due to the noise and crunch made while eating them.
If you want to cook them, here you are the ingredients:
1 egg

10 g of soft butter

50 ml of milk

1 heaping spoon of granulated sugar

15 g of Strega liqueur

the rind of 1/2 lemon

salt

peanut oil for frying

icing sugar

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Another typical sweet are the famous Castagnole, soft and delicious balls of the size of a chestnut, made with a very simple dough of flour, eggs and sugar. They're first fried in boiling oil and then dipped in sugar.

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If we think about Carnival in Naples, the first image we link to the festival is definitely Pulcinella, the classic Neapolitan mask that embodies the essence of the city and the popular spirit. It's popular stereotype that has made history around the world, a mask made famous by the actors of the caliber of Silvio Fiollo and Antonio Petitto, inspired by the daily events of the farmer-actor Puccio d'Aniello, from which Pulecenella, Pulcinella.

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Linked to the most popular masks, there's a song, the “Tarantella Napoletana” (Neapolitan Tarantella). The tarantella is a quick Italian folk dance in duple time that gets its name from Taranto, a province in southern Italy’s Apulia region. Coincidentally, Taranto also lent its name to the big ol’ hairy spider called Lycosa tarantula. There’s a popular legend involving tarantulas, tarantellas and a dancing hysteria called “tarantism”: if a tarantula bites you, the only way to expel the poison from your body is to dance like mad.

As a dance and folk music staple of southern Italy, the tarantella served as an inspiration for numerous composers in the Western classical tradition.

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In the 17th century the popular mask of the «Spanish» was famous even if little documented, and some people assumed it was the antagonist of Pulcinella, the Spanish Captain. The characteristic of this mask was its garment, made up of: a cape, a feathered hat, lace on the shoes and a sword.
The Spaniard, according to the descriptions of that time, went around with a parade of unmasked chicks that drove him through the streets of the center. These with their festive tambourines attracted popular attention and once arranged in a circle, they invited the Spaniard to dance the tarantella.

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One of the most popular dances is Samba. This one is a Brazilian music genre and dance style, made up of a complex mix of influences including African and Portuguese ones. In the 1920s it started to have increasing importance, and now it's one of the most important dances during Carnival.
Dancers wear a bikini and a sanba skirt with a bra top, sanba pants and wrap -tie tops.