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Rural carnival of the 'Zako Zahar' in Lesaka

One of the participants in the rural carnival of Lesaka (Navarra) is in charge of tying the swollen pork bladders to sticks so that the "Zaka-Zahar" strike with them through the streets of the town in Lesaka, Navarra, Spain, on 11 February 2018. The "zako-zahar" are typical characters of the rural carnival of Lesaka (Navarra), stuffed in straw-filled sacks with their faces covered by white handkerchiefs, which carry inflated bladders to beat the people who walk the streets of the village at dusk. When they get tired, they sit on the floor one on top of the other to rest and have fun.This is one of the ancestral carnivals whose origin is confused and combines ancient pagan beliefs and which are very popular in the northern part of Spain. (Photo by Joaquin Gomez Sastre/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#2477442
Date Taken	11 February 2018
Location	N/A
Photographer	Joaquin Gomez Sastre/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Joaquin Gomez Sastre/NurPhoto

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Spain Rural carnival Zako Zahar Lesaka DISFRACES TRADITIONAL costume CARNIVAL RURAL ANCESTRAL

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