The party called Carnival City Ponce Puerto Rico has been celebrated every year Ponce 150 years, since its inception in 1858. This is an interesting event as spectators will witness local wear different costumes famous of creatures they call "vejigantes" or devil. Each carries vejigante a mask, a cape and a costume. Vejigantes can wear colorful costumes and even wear the colors red, blue and white flag of Puerto Rico. Butvejigante need a form not only should each ordinary horrible form of research such as what people wear to Halloween costume parties. The mask must also complete with fangs, horns and snout.
This celebration is usually held in February, before Lent, which is signified by Ash Wednesday. If it is connected with the Catholic religion, because it shows that they wear clothes? In reality, these "vejigantes" a noble mission and to perform symbolic,despite their demonic costumes. They pass through the city, armed with their "vejigas" or inflated cow bladders, and are flogging or affecting children or passersby with these weapons - but only as something that intend to harm her no - of drive to drive away evil spirits.
The audience will be inspired to join the happy crowd as they sing out loud to promote not vejigantes their task. Besides this, you can eat and drink, happy,Listen and dance to traditional music, salsa and folk music, and watch the parade of the King and Queen of Carnival. All these celebrations end with the corresponding "Funeral of the" Sardine, where the model is the fish burned a coffin with half the combustion of sins and the beginning of Lent.
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