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The catita is a clown, running and jumping before the maracatu procession as a sort of comic relief. The catita is a clown, running and...
This baba (old woman) is “carrying” the harmonica player, in the Carnaval parade with the traditional oraci group in the town of Okiç, in the Ptuj region of Slovenia. This baba (old woman) is “carrying”...
Made of a durable wood, these masks are often constructed over a few years. On the island of Bubaque in Guinea-Bissau, each Carnaval, a new change is added to the mask. Made of a durable wood, these masks...
The botarga is a traditional Carnaval character of central Spain, representing the devil and leading the religious procession to the church but not entering it. The botarga is a traditional Carnaval...
Mardi Gras in the French Quarter of New Orleans is well-known and attracts many visitors, but locals also put forward their artistic take on masking. Mardi Gras in the French Quarter of...
In New Orleans, far away from the famous French Quarter and the Uptown floats, the Mardi Gras Indians are a group of African-Americans whose tradition honors the Native Americans who protected escaped slaves in the 1800s. In New Orleans, far away from the...
One of the characters in the traditional Slovenian Carnaval, Death helps in the effort to capture young children and teenagers in each village and brings them to be pelted with ash by the Ugly Ones (Ta Grdi). One of the characters in the...
One of the participants of the Carnaval procession in downtown Recife. One of the participants of the...
During Carnaval, throngs of people choke the streets at night on Rua de Bom Jesus, in the old district of the city of Recife, in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. During Carnaval, throngs of people...
This man dresses every year of Carnaval as Zé Bonitinho, a famous character from a Brazilian soap opera, during the preparations for the Galo de Madrugada, one of the largest yearly Carnaval parades in Recife, Brazil. This man dresses every year of...
A member of the cortège poses during a break of the country Carnaval in the sugar cane region of the zona da mata, in Pernambuco, Brazil. A member of the cortège poses during...
In the Tyrol Mountains of Austria, during the Nassareith Schellerlaufen celebration, the sound of the crack of the whip brings on spring, and symbolizes the fight between the Bear and his trainer. In the Tyrol Mountains of Austria,...