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street party. We went down and posed the question "What does carnival mean to you?" to a handful of the one million revellers.

Nicole, 26, London
"Carnival means community, love, celebration and basking in the energy of the Caribbean community -- food, music, costumes, sound systems and the people."

Gulliver, 19, Bristol"Carnivals on another planet!"

David, 26, London
"For me, carnival is the essence of what it means to be a Londoner."

Khloe, 20, London

Connor, 23, Mitcham"Don't get arrested."

Chidera, 23, London"Carnival is a celebration of black people as the iconic cultural innovators that we are."

Dylan, 26, Hastings
"Carnival is a place that you can all go and do what you want with no judgement, with the best people from all over."

Credits

Photography Sophie Jones

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