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Mardi Gras Carnival in New Orleans

In early March, one of America’s most unbridled celebrations will roll through the streets of New Orleans – the Mardi Gras Carnival.

Elise Bogisich

January 11, 2021October 22, 2021

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Las Fallas Fire Festival in Valencia

Valencia is saying goodbye to winter with songs, jokes and the light of giant bonfires.

Elise Bogisich

January 9, 2021October 22, 2021

Carnival is one of the most popular and colorful varieties of traditional festivals in the world. Originally a purely religious celebration, today carnival has absorbed a whole range of ancient and modern influences, becoming synonymous with a truly extraordinary celebration. Carnival traditions include mass street celebrations with noisy processions, circus and theater elements. Carnival allowed people to go beyond the ordinary – to plunge into a world of sensual pleasures and abundance. The main feature of carnival was the rich use of masks from the folklore arsenal. The carnival masquerade allowed its participants not only to change beyond recognition, but also to become a participant of the mesmerizing action, built according to the canons of ancient mysteries.

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Mardi Gras Carnival in New Orleans

Las Fallas Fire Festival in Valencia

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