The Birth of Carnival: How Celebrations, Balls, Concerts and Games Changed the World

You can just run alone, so why go to a marathon with crowds of people?

You can just watch the DVD of the concert at home, why do you need to buy tickets online?

Following "My Life at the Bottom" and "Out of Control Positive Thinking", the hot-blooded aunt Barbara will reveal the deepest desire of you and me - to join in the fun!

Ehrenreich always exposes the dark side of human nature with bold and exquisite writing. This time she goes in the opposite direction and explores the roots of human unity.

For thousands of years, humans have carnivally celebrated through feasting, dressing up, and dancing to satisfy their desire for collective joy. From the Greeks' worship of Dionysus to the dancing-loving Christians of the Middle Ages, carnival has always been the essence of Western native culture. However, since the 16th century, Europeans have regarded collective celebrations as a barbaric foreign culture. The church successfully expelled the celebrations to the streets outside the church, and it has since become a "carnival."

After the Reformation, Protestants regarded the carnival as sinful, and European colonists even wiped out the dance rituals of indigenous peoples everywhere. In fact, elites feared that the celebrations would undermine social class. But this deep-rooted tradition is not easy to eradicate. From the rebellious rock music of the 1960s to the sports carnivals of the 1980s, they all satisfy the collective desire of human beings for carnival. We are social animals by nature, and we naturally know how to share joy. As long as we can give full play to it, world peace is by no means a fantasy.