I-Carnival, enye yezona ziganeko zithandwa kwaye zibhiyozelwa kwiinkcubeko ezininzi, sele ikhona kangangeenkulungwane ezininzi. Imvelaphi yayo isekelwe kwimibhiyozo yamandulo eye yatshintsha ngokuhamba kwexesha kunye nefuthe leenkcubeko ezahlukeneyo.
Iingcambu zecarnival zifumaneka kwimibhiyozo yamandulo yeSaturnalia yamaRoma, umthendeleko kaSaturn, uThixo weMbewu nokuvuna. Yayingumnyhadala owawubhiyozelwa minyaka le embindini kaDisemba owawuthatha iintsuku ezisixhenxe ngemibhiyozo efana nezidlo zikawonke-wonke kunye neminyhadala yecarnival. Ukusetyenziswa kwezigqubuthelo zobuso nezinxibo zodidi kwenzeka ngosuku lokugqibela lwemibhiyozo yeSaturnalia.
Ukusuka eRoma, lo mbhiyozo wanwenwela kuwo wonke ummandla weMeditera waza kamva wamkelwa yiCawa yamaKatolika. ICawe yawuguqula lo mnyhadala yaza yawuthiya ngokuba yiCarnival ukuze iwudibanise neenkolelo zobuKristu bamaKatolika. I-carnival yaba yindlela yokulungiselela ixesha lokuzila kunye nokuzihlola ngexesha leLente, isiganeko samaKatolika apho abantu bazilungiselela ngokomoya ngaphambi kwePasika.
Ngenkulungwane ye-15, umngcelele weCarnival uye wadlula kwiinguqu ezininzi, kuquka uluhlu olubanzi lweempahla kunye neemaski, kunye nokongezwa kwamagubu nomculo. Kumazwe amaninzi afana neBrazil kunye neTrinidad, iCarnival ibe ngumthombo wesazisi senkcubeko nesizwe.
ERashiya, ebudeni bolawulo lweSoviet, yonke imisebenzi yonqulo yayilinganiselwe yaye iChristian Lent, Carnival, neMaslenitsa (inguqulelo yesiRashiya yeCarnival) yavalwa. Emva kokuchithwa kweSoviet Union ngo-1991, iMaslenitsa kunye neminye imithendeleko yenkolo yabuyiselwa kwaye iCarnival yaphinda yafumana amasiko kunye nezithethe zakudala.
Namhlanje, iCarnival ibhiyozelwa kwiindawo ezininzi zehlabathi, ukusuka eMzantsi Merika ukuya eYurophu, eAfrika nakwiCaribbean. Iimaski, izambatho, iigubhu, amaqela, kunye neeparade zihlala ziyinxalenye yemibhiyozo kwimibhiyozo yeCarnival, isiganeko esinembali enzulu kunye neengcambu eziqhubekayo ukudlula iminyaka.
