The Carnival of the Animals and xylophone. From the beginning, Saint-Saëns regarded the work as a piece of fun. On 9 February 1886 he wrote to his publishers Durand in Paris that he was composing a work for the coming Shrove Tuesday, and confessing that he knew he should be working on his Third Symphony, but that this work was "such fun" (). He had apparently intended to write the work for his students at the École Niedermeyer, but it was first performed at a private concert given by the cellist Charles Lebouc on Shrove Tuesday, 9 March 1886. A second (private) performance was given
Carnival of Vinaròs Carnival of Vinaròs The Carnival of Vinaròs is an annual festival in Vinaròs, Spain. In 2007, it had been renamed as Valencian Community's Tourist Interest Festivity and it aspires to be Spain's Tourist Interest Festivity. In 2016, it will take place from 29 January until 8 February. This event usually take place between January, February or March. There are 33 troupes composed of many people. The biggest includes 500. Each troupe is represented by a queen who creates a spectacular costume. Carnival of Vinaròs' ancient troupes: 1st day (Friday): in the Town Hall, Carnival starts by a performance decorated with