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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.

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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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guides and info and wonderful photos

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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

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The inaugural Killarney SummerFest was deemed to be a huge success with a huge turnout at all of the events. Just some of the highlights were:

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A Chinese proverb states that all creations are reborn on New Year?s day. The Chinese New Year is a celebration of change ... out with the old and in with the new!

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Fabulous traditional event in Europe each year.

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walt disney

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The origins of this enchanting and dazzling celebration lie in the community spirit and appreciation of artistic expression; there is nothing like it anywhere else. Artist and mime Michael Gonzales, to celebrate his birthday, conceived the Parade in 1974. From its humble beginnings as a group of street artists, the Summer Solstice Celebration has evolved into a street carnival of more than 1,000 parade participants, complete with extravagant floats, whimsical costumes and creatively choreographed dancing ensembles. It is the largest single-day event in Santa Barbara County, drawing crowds from near and far of 100,000 spectators.

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photos

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Describing in short the tradition. Part of large website.

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( Chapter about the Purim - masks and costumes ) Purim is the most festive of Jewish holidays, a time of prizes, noisemakers, costumes and treats. The Festival of Purim commemorates a major victory over oppression and is recounted in the Megillah, the scroll of the story of Esther. Purim takes place on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of Adar, the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar. This year (2000) Purim begins at sundown on Monday the 20th of March

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Adding to the festivities at the Punch & Judy Faire and providing a dramatic finale to the week of workshops, activities and performances was the Giant Puppet Parade. Led by drummers and puppeteers from Mali, Africa the parade meandered on a long journey over the grounds of the beautiful University of Washington campus.

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text and photos from travel agency

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PRE-CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS Carnival originated from pre-Christian traditions of the peasantry of Europe and other continents. Peasants live intimately with nature. They depend on good weather for good harvests. They rejoice when they reap abundantly. That's why they tried to influence the insecure factors affecting their crops by means of ceremonies and rituals.......

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In English - updated version with fotos "The carnival festivities have strong roots in the Opatija region. Their origin is from the time when the key persons were the Zvon?ari, people who, at the beginning of February, dressed in skins of wild animal, wore colourful hats and had cowbells tied to their body. they would go out in the forests in groups to scare out the turkish soldiers, which dates the events to somewhere about 1511, when the last battle took place in this territory."

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Describing the hindu celebration

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No description speaks for itself

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We are an carnival-association who based on old storys about the village "Dettenhausen" in the south of germany. Our masks are handmaded out of wood. We are using the masks only in time of carnival to banish evil creatures.

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Welcome to our little site dedicated to anything and everything that is Mardi Gras in New Orleans

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Labyrinth of Jareth Fantasy Masquerade ball is one of the most celebrated masked ball events in North America. The LoJ Fantasy Masquerade Ball is a singular night of enchantment created each year as a celebration of inspiration and fantasy. Lost within the borders of chaos and light, nobles dance within the Faerie Court where legends take precious breath and dreams are born. . . Hosted each year by Sypher Art Studios

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photos and text lion dance

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On September 28th and 29th 1996 the eighth Annual Awards event took place in Nelson New Zealand. 245 garments were showcased on a 100 metre long catwalk in the two hour art spectacular The garments were designed by prominent sculptors, fabric designers, paint artists. They were also created by school students, career professionals and Rest Home residents. . The magic was inspiring and many of the spectators went away revelling in re-discovered wonder.

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Hello Calgary Animated Objects Society is a mask & puppet company, under the direction of Xstine Cook (co-Founder of Green Fools Theatre). CAOS produces the International Festival of Animated Objects, a bi-annual festival of mask, puppetry & animated objects. Upcoming festival: January 19 - 28, 2007 Featuring 'Ksan, a traditional aboriginal mask-dance troupe from the West Coast of Canada, Rob Faust of Faustworks, Ronnie Burkett and many others. producer@animatedobjects.ca www.animatedobjects.ca (403) 266-1503

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Since 1974 The May Day Parade and Festival has been an annual spectacle at Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis, MN. Created by In The Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre with the involvement of the community, it draws together thousands of people every year to celebrate the arrival of spring. In the weeks prior to the first Sunday in May the old Avalon Theatre on Lake Street becomes a huge puppet workshop. Families from the surrounding area, interns from around the world and friends from the neighborhood gather for the workshops and planning sessions. They come together to construct figures, costumes and floats and to develop the themes of the parade which will proceed down Bloomington Avenue to the park on that climactic Sunday.

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