Carniriv

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The Carniriv (English: Car-nee-rev) is an annual festival, held in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The Carnival starts a few weeks before Christmas, and lasts for seven days. During this time, several ceremonial events are held; most of which hold some cultural and or sacred significance.^[1]

The Port Harcourt Carnival bears a certain uniqueness as it combines two carnivals; a purely cultural carnival, and a contemporary Caribbean style carnival in one. It also features musical performances from both local and international artists.^[2] This gives it an edge over all other regional and continental carnivals, and presents with the principal advantage which must be consummately exploited.^[3]

The Government of Rivers State recognizes Carniriv as its biggest tourism export. With economic interests increasingly identifying tourism as a viable alternative to the fossil fuel economy- especially in these parts- the state government has exhibited its commitment to developing this carnival into a regionally unrivalled and globally reckoned tourist attraction.^[4] Thus, it has always made available the necessary monetary backing needed for the event to hold every year, and has also worked hard through the Rivers State Tourism Development Agency and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to see that it is held.