Carnival of Tarazona de la Mancha
carnival important wellknown festivity celebrated tarazona de la mancha spanish province albacete early ordinance good municipal government addressed many carnivalrelated issue article instance state carnival shall appropriate circumstance permitted wear costume eye mask mask covering one face prayer time forbidden furthermore according article masked person shall insulted mask removed authority representative right thenmayor edelmiro sanchiz guardia civil spanish military police local police persecuted people disguise illegal time back mayor josé muñoz núñez pepito núñez read prohibition order town hall balcony encouraged people celebrate carnival putting costume mask costume hidden people home avoid caught police townspeople collaborated outwit authority carnival ball mayor pascasio quílez danced every single masked person ball stop military police closing event people disguise take disguise mask entering ball public place security guard could identify many year local council supporting carnival event ball procession carnival tarazona special essential feature distinguish carnival celebration town lot people age participate carnival tarazona virtually everyone take part way another carnival participant walk around street finally arrive plaza mayor main square people take part theatre performance showing costume visitor tourist good time feel welcome traditional disguise mascaruta consists wearing shoebox one head bedsheet draped cloth mask covering person face get people’s nerve mosquero fly swatter made stick coloured cardboard stuck one end also carry plastic bottle water mixed cologne talcum powder brush someone look say you’re dumb don’t even know parade traditionally celebrated shrove monday called día de los espantajos day fright since official duration festivity six day beginning th century carnival festivity lasted three day sunday monday tuesday last day important one shrove tuesday celebration tarazona famous throughout region attracted visitor outside tarazona around carnival festivity lasted two day monday tuesday threeday festivity reinstated preceding saturday added carnival lasted four day second sunday added socalled domingo de piñata sunday piñata finally second saturday socalled sábado de piñata saturday piñata added bringing number day current six since neither entierro de la sardina sardine burial official carnival closing ceremony celebrated neither ash wednesday although famous past provincial contest carnival poster organized stet school eduardo sanchiz celebrated since first region feature announcement winning poster prelude carnival every year year celebrates th edition date carnival depends date easter accordance computus calculation used determine calendar date easter carnival date next year follows several year opening speech made first saturday event first opening speech given carnival troupe el trago oldest one taking part carnival tarazona year different troupe charge opening speech given balcony town hall watched crowd plaza mayor central square tarazona opening speech taken place first saturday afternoon several year lot troupe participated among los basureros los cabecitas el automóvil los iguana los vagos los impresentables los trucaos la cuadrilla los ansiaos peña airbag always procession traditionally pas part town end central square past street procession organized musician band people wearing costume mask could participate freely paraded every afternoon every day carnival celebration encouraging townspeople dress join party since due boom carnival tarazona experiencing year year sunday parade fixed route alto de la virgen plaza mayor still organized troupe decide meet certain point march towards town square people visiting carnival thus enjoy performance along predetermined route also procession shrove tuesday organized procession began nowadays take place two sunday carnival celebration since children’s procession taken place shrove monday promoted organized eduardo sanchiz school go school plaza mayor several group woman joined troupe take part carnival procession due promotion participation woman womens carnival day celebrated shrove tuesday since