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The Philadelphia New Years Day Mummers Parade is a tradition of the city that dates back to pre-Colonial times, making it the oldest folk parade in the United States. The parade originates from a blend of Irish, Swedish, Finnish, English, German, and other European heritages. This great celebration of the new year takes place on the 1st of January, every year in Center City

Added on: May 19, 2002 | Hits: 1767

guides and info and wonderful photos

Added on: Apr 26, 2003 | Hits: 2835

The mask and disguise recovery is a line keeping in touch yesterday carnivals with today ones. People still need to wear a mask, living an unreal life, just for a single night, deep in the amazing adventure of being someone else, undressing the everyday life shoes. Due to this reason, on February 2001 the association will organize a mask dancing party inside a wonderfu ancient palace to make guests live a dream.

Added on: Jan 03, 2001 | Hits: 2111

The idea of organising a parade of floats to celebrate Carnival outdoors, all together along the streets, developed from some youths of the well-to-do society in February 1873 in the Caf? del Casino. Later this original event, which took place on the Sunday and Shrove Tuesday of February 1873, ripened in the Carnival of Viareggio, as it is known today; one of the most beautiful and magnificent spectacular events of the world.

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The Virgen del Carmen Festival is one of the most authentic and colorful native religious celebrations in the Andes. It is a wonderful blend of pre-Columbian pagan rites and Roman Catholic worship, in which masked dancers perform powerful symbolic dances and rituals around the eternal battle between good and evil. After exploring and acclimatizing in Cusco, you'll trek and camp in lovely Andean valleys for several days, hiking past small villages and campesinos' farms.

Added on: Nov 04, 2001 | Hits: 1769