It's Carnival Time - Patrino Carnavali Gia Panta!!! (VIDEO)

It is Carnival time! The "Apokria season" which started on the Sunday of Teloni and Fariséou and will end on on Sunday night with the burning of the Carnival King might be taking place at a time when Greece is going through a debt crisis, but this will in no way bring down the spirits of all Hellenes who are prepping up for a much needy three day weekend. Most are heading down to Patras for the carnival of carnivals to enjoy the grand parade with over 300,000 people, numerous floats, a chocolate war with 1,000,000 chocolates ready to be devoured and let us not forget loads and loads of Marodafni wine! Over 40,000 people are expected to participate in this year's event while it was reported that many of the unique characters that will decorate the floats this year include the characters of Nikolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel and few other of our "troika friends". At the same time many other carnivals will be taking place all over the country in the run up to Lent Monday.