▁( ), ▁which ▁happens ▁since ▁ 1 7 4 5 ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁Th urs days ▁of ▁January . ▁A ▁more ▁recent ▁event ▁is ▁the ▁Salvador ▁Summer ▁Festival , ▁a ▁music ▁festival ▁which ▁usually ▁happens ▁on ▁late ▁January . ▁ ▁Some ▁events ▁that ▁are ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁car n ival ▁take ▁place ▁few ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁official ▁opening . ▁The ▁most ▁traditional ▁is ▁the ▁party ▁for ▁the ▁nom ination ▁of ▁the ▁year ' s ▁Car n ival ' s ▁Queen ▁and ▁King ▁M omo . ▁Moreover , ▁the ▁ens ai os ▁de ▁car nav al ▁() ▁have ▁become ▁a ▁tradition ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁Typ ically , ▁these ▁are ▁private ▁events ▁with ▁inform al ▁present ations ▁from ▁the ▁artists ▁that ▁will ▁perform ▁in ▁the ▁car n ival . ▁ ▁The ▁official ▁car n ival ▁opening ▁in ▁Salvador ▁happens ▁in ▁the ▁Th urs day ▁immediately ▁before ▁the ▁Ash ▁Wed nes day . ▁It ▁happens ▁exactly ▁one ▁day ▁before ▁the ▁traditional ▁car n ival ▁calendar , ▁which ▁starts ▁on ▁Friday . ▁The ▁anticip ation ▁happens ▁for ▁commercial ▁reasons ▁only . ▁The ▁official ▁opening ▁follows ▁the ▁tradition ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Brazil : ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁ceremony ▁where ▁the ▁city ▁major ▁gives ▁a ▁symbol ic ▁key ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁King ▁M omo , ▁whom ▁decl ares ▁that ▁car n ival ▁celebr ations ▁are ▁officially ▁opened . ▁Par ades ▁already ▁happen ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁evening ▁of ▁Th urs day . ▁ ▁The ▁Car n ival ▁events ▁ ▁Par ades ▁and