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Spain celebrates colourful mask parade ahead of carnival celebrations

Spain celebrates colourful mask parade ahead of carnival celebrations

By :  arka sengupta
Update: 2017-04-07 07:39 GMT
Spain celebrates the mask festival in a traditional carnival with different characters including both animate and inanimate objects. (Photo: Pixabay)
Woman speaks with a couple of youngsters dressed as 'Zarramaches' a character from the traditional carnival of Casavieja. (Photo: AP)
A reveler in a mask from the traditional La Vijanera de Silio carnival runs after picking a branch from a tree during a parade at a gathering of different villages' carnival masks and characters. (Photo: AP)
A man dressed as a 'Harramacho' a traditional character from the Navalacruz carnival pauses during a traditional Spanish mask gathering parade.(Photo: AP)
A man representing a wild bear runs through 'Zarramacos' ringing their cowbells in representation of the traditional carnival of La Vijanera de Silio. (Photo: AP)
A man takes off his sock after performing as a 'Zarramaco' a character that stains his face in black and rings cowbells in representation of the traditional carnival of La Vijanera de Silio. (Photo: AP)
Man looks at his phone while he walks by a 'Trapajon' a character from the Vijanera of Silio traditional carnival representing a natural entity during a traditional Spanish mask gathering parade in the small village of Casavieja. (Photo: AP)
Revelers from San Pedro Bernardo village wearing the traditional 'Machurrero' mask and outfit rest and eat after a parade during a gathering.(Photo: AP)
A man wears the traditional 'Tora' outfit used during the carnival while posing for a picture during the mask festival. (Photo: AP)
Spain celebrates colourful mask parade ahead of carnival celebrations

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