Carnaval de Vejigantes
carnaval de vejigantes officially carnaval de vejigantes de la playa de ponce annual celebration held barrio playa ponce puerto rico celebration commonly last three five day generally take place late january early february started take place parque lucy grillasca pr barrio playa parade one highlight carnival usually take cancha salvador dijols avenida hostos pr end parque lucy grillasca pr attendance estimated people attended people puerto rico attendee far united state organized operated community civic ngo group government government agency carnival different many carnival attendee mere spectator people encouraged take part carnival public actually encouraged come panderos vejigante mask güiros maraca participate ad hoc carnival called antesala gateway lent ponce carnival carnaval fiesta patronal festival town party essence lie public participates aim strengthen family bond create longlasting memory share together community keep local tradition alive carnival brings together artist including music band group vejigantes people masked vejigantes choreographed dancer plus thousand local join carnival described townspeople feast controlled chaos besides music dance food carnival also feature amusement ride artisan cheerleader juggler art craft among attraction also workshop child make vejigante mask started yearold boy named ricardo santiago román later became municipal employee first parade started alfredo agyayo high school avenida hostos marched street candita matías store located calle colón named calle josé antonio salamán would end front store people believe origin carnaval de vejigantes first masked vejigante dance ponce took place barrio playa sometime date usually attributed start ponce carnival several activity take place day leading carnival date include press conference informal vejigante run street barrio playa promote motto year carnival mini carnival casino ponce hilton hotel oriented elderly precarnival carnival event well staffed security law enforcement personnel th edition security incident occurred main feature carnival display vejigante custom mostly focused mask traditionally mask handmade skilled artisan barrio playa vejigantes carry blown cow bladder make sound chase carnival spectator throughout procession traditional vejigante mask ponce playa carnival made paper mache characterized presence multiple horn mask developed ponce artisan early part th century made newsprint paper mixed homemade glue paint sophisticated ponce carnival mask sought mask collector mask ponce become symbol puerto rico large carnaval de vejigantes end burial sardine people age child wear vejigante custom participate carnaval usually start wednesday event typically follows wednesday king momo entrance parade thursday carnival vejigantes dance friday crowning carnival adult child queen saturday grand parade sunday burial sardine grand marshal edition actress singer carmen nydia velázquez born barrio playa carnival queen paola nicole medina gastón karelys michelle medina child queen alanis zoé benito martínez carnival queen yamilette torres peña one daisy correa dides helga camacho selected carnival queen paulette marie rodríguez queen carnival queen eva marie carnival queen yearold shelimar rodríguez limardo yearold jackeline acabeo lópez nurse queen shalimar rodríguez limardo feria de artesanías de ponce ponce jazz festival fiesta nacional de la danza día mundial de ponce festival nacional de la quenepa bienal de arte de ponce festival de bomba plenum de san antón festival nacional afrocaribeño