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- It is most famous in New Orleans
-It entered the US as a  French Catholic tradition
-Mardi Gras is an official holiday in 2 counties in Alabama
-It started in 1699 in the New Orleans area
-there is over 850,000 attendees in the US

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- It is also called Carnaval de Ponce
-It is one of the oldest traditions dating back to 1858.
- It started with a mask dance by  José de la Guardia
-There are free buses to move people around the city to produce less traffic.
-Prades take place daily for a week.

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-The upside down chicken is the symbol of the the carnival.
-There are many different characters in.
-Everyone who is in the streets will be involved in it.
-Carnival is the most traditional folk festival in the Dominican Republic.
-It is estimated that the tradition started 5000 years ago in Egypt.

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-The event can last to up to 2 weeks.
-The carnival is taken very seriously some businesses cut back hours or even close while the festival is going on.
-There is a lot of dancing and everyone is wearing flamboyant clothing.
-There is a carnival queen who is crowned on gala night.
-el Coso is the climax of the event

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-In Spain the carnivals happens on the streets of Spanish cities.
-People dress up in colorful clothing and dance all night long.
-Carnival doesn't happen in every city.
-Madrid has the largest celebration in Spain.
-The Sitges Gay Carnival happens 4 days before Carnival.

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- The party doesn't end until dawn the next morning.
-It usually starts out with the crowning of a Carnival Queen and King who are referred to as Rey Feo.
-It occurs in 225 communities.
-The 2 major carnival spots are in Veracruz and Mazatlán.
-It started in 1925 after the Mexican revolution.

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- It cost money to seat at some places along the parade.
-The most important carnival is  Blacks and Whites' Carnival in the city of Pasto.
-It started when the African population was free they went into the streets to dance.
-There are 13 different events
-It started in the town of Remedios

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-La Diablada carnival takes place in Oruro the center of Bolivia.
-The parade has over 50 floats which have to travel over 5 kilometers.
-The only disadvantage is that there is many water gun fights so it is nearly impossible to take pictures of the event without getting your camera wet.
-But an advantage is that viewers on the first day can join any float they want and dance along with them.
-The image shows one the the dancers on the float putting his makeup on to get ready for the dance.