the english word carnival is related to the italian word carnivale which is related to the latin words karnem levara which means taking meat away early christians would abstain from eating meat for the NUMBER_TOKEN days leading up to easter today we know this as lent but what they couldn't eat in meat they made up for with everything else carnival feasts were always an integral part of the culture of naples every sunday the devout and presumably those just out looking for a good meal were greeted with delicacies of bread and cheeses fruit vegetables and sweets from all over the region parade floats called kukanya were meant to elicit feelings of abundance hearkening back to the mythical land of cocaine these kukanya were built by the various food guilds consisting of artisans like bakers and cheese makers from all over the city they decorated these floats with their wares knowing that showing off their food on a float was great for business just like how the goodyear blimp is great for tire sales despite the fact that blimp stone actually have tires everything was going fine with these festivals featuring the cucana until NUMBER_TOKEN when an NUMBER_TOKEN year old spanish prince with no military experience marched an army into naples captured it from the ruling austrians and crowned himself king king carlos borbon also known as king charles iii was eager to show his new subjects that he knew how to party so when carnival came around the bourbon king took it to an eleven besides adding meat back into the mix he ordered the construction of nuku kanya single serving structures made to resemble small palaces statues and temples these kukanyas would not be floats but stationary structures partially made of and heavily decorated with the finest delicacies imaginable these tasty towers of meat cheese produce and sweets were hastily constructed and donated throughout the city quickly constructed structures made of food what could possibly go wrong
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