Posts Tagged: Carnival
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Feb 14, 2011
No CommentsEcuador: Festivities
January 1: New Year Carnival: February or March Good Friday Easter dates change each year depending on Ash Wednesday. May 1: Labor Day May 24: Battle of Pichincha May 26: Corpus Christi July 24: Birth of Simon Bolivar August 10: Independence Day October 9: Independence of Guayaquil November 2: Day of the Dead November 3:...
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Jan 20, 2011
No CommentsAndalusia: Carnival, Easter and Fairs: Celebrations for everyone
As pagan and spiritual, as lively as collected, the Andalusian festival calendar is a compendium of rituals and traditions that blend with all kinds of moments accuracy. Andalusian religious tradition is universally known, and most festivals are celebrated with high mass and fundamental act in honor of a particular saint or patron. But strangely, once...
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Nov 02, 2010
No CommentsBetween sea and land, the best parties in Venice
The most important events that occur regularly in Venice are Carnival, this festival is celebrated from the Renaissance and takes place every year during the ten days preceding Ash Wednesday. The Regatta delle Befana (Epiphany race), men dressed as women compete in the Grand Canal the morning of January 6. The Vogalonga in May, a...
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Oct 16, 2010
No CommentsFestivals and Events in Uruguay
During the summer, festivals are multiplying in the presence of international guests and take place in winter also cultural, artistic, fashion-related, etc., of international significance. Carnival: Absolutely original and ethnicity, the most African of all carnivals National Folk Festival: In Durazno, 166 km from Montevideo, capital of the Department of the same name, late February...
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Sep 26, 2010
No CommentsThe Carnival in Italy
Carnival is a festival which is celebrated in countries with Christian tradition, specifically in Catholic countries. The main events are concentrated between the months of February and March. It is a period or rules are abolished, or kings are partying with the poor – it’s not for nothing that says “A Carnevale Ogni Scherzo Vale”...
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Sep 17, 2010
No CommentsCroatia is spectacular and has the hybrid charm of Eastern Europe!
Croatia is situated in southern Europe on the east side of the Adriatic Sea, east of Italy. There are many historic places to visit, like the walled city of Dubrovnik or the capital Zagreb, the cultural center of the city. But mostly the coastal area of and the Mediterranean. COUNTRY PROFILE The Adriatic coast and...
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Jun 06, 2009
No CommentsHolidays in Portugal
January 1: Year nuevo.Todo home is decorated with lights and festivities. 3-5 February: Carnaval ,Desfiles, music and colors adorn the country. Mainly in the city of Madeira which made the largest carnivals. While in the south, the biggest carnival is to Loule, while in the north of Ovar. Finally, at carnival, where you are able...