"ZARRAMACOS"

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31 March 2019

Mascaravila, festival of masks and dances has taken place this year in Piedralaves, a little village in the province of Ávila. Mascaravila has the aim of recovering traditions and culture, full of ancestral reminiscences. The goal of Mascaravila is to show visitors the strength and uniqueness of the customs that the province of Ávila treasures. Among the masques that have been paraded are the cucurrumachos, machurreros, the toras or the harramachos, zarramaches in March 30, 2019 in Piedralaves, Spain. Photo by Patricio Realpe/ChakanaNews

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31 March 2019

Mascaravila, festival of masks and dances has taken place this year in Piedralaves, a little village in the province of Ávila. Mascaravila has the aim of recovering traditions and culture, full of ancestral reminiscences. The goal of Mascaravila is to show visitors the strength and uniqueness of the customs that the province of Ávila treasures. Among the masques that have been paraded are the cucurrumachos, machurreros, the toras or the harramachos, zarramaches in March 30, 2019 in Piedralaves, Spain. Photo by Patricio Realpe/ChakanaNews

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31 March 2019

Mascaravila, festival of masks and dances has taken place this year in Piedralaves, a little village in the province of Ávila. Mascaravila has the aim of recovering traditions and culture, full of ancestral reminiscences. The goal of Mascaravila is to show visitors the strength and uniqueness of the customs that the province of Ávila treasures. Among the masques that have been paraded are the cucurrumachos, machurreros, the toras or the harramachos, zarramaches in March 30, 2019 in Piedralaves, Spain. Photo by Patricio Realpe/ChakanaNews

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31 March 2019

Mascaravila, festival of masks and dances has taken place this year in Piedralaves, a little village in the province of Ávila. Mascaravila has the aim of recovering traditions and culture, full of ancestral reminiscences. The goal of Mascaravila is to show visitors the strength and uniqueness of the customs that the province of Ávila treasures. Among the masques that have been paraded are the cucurrumachos, machurreros, the toras or the harramachos, zarramaches in March 30, 2019 in Piedralaves, Spain. Photo by Patricio Realpe/ChakanaNews

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31 March 2019

Mascaravila, festival of masks and dances has taken place this year in Piedralaves, a little village in the province of Ávila. Mascaravila has the aim of recovering traditions and culture, full of ancestral reminiscences. The goal of Mascaravila is to show visitors the strength and uniqueness of the customs that the province of Ávila treasures. Among the masques that have been paraded are the cucurrumachos, machurreros, the toras or the harramachos, zarramaches in March 30, 2019 in Piedralaves, Spain. Photo by Patricio Realpe/ChakanaNews

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31 March 2019

Mascaravila, festival of masks and dances has taken place this year in Piedralaves, a little village in the province of Ávila. Mascaravila has the aim of recovering traditions and culture, full of ancestral reminiscences. The goal of Mascaravila is to show visitors the strength and uniqueness of the customs that the province of Ávila treasures. Among the masques that have been paraded are the cucurrumachos, machurreros, the toras or the harramachos, zarramaches in March 30, 2019 in Piedralaves, Spain. Photo by Patricio Realpe/ChakanaNews

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31 March 2019

Mascaravila, festival of masks and dances has taken place this year in Piedralaves, a little village in the province of Ávila. Mascaravila has the aim of recovering traditions and culture, full of ancestral reminiscences. The goal of Mascaravila is to show visitors the strength and uniqueness of the customs that the province of Ávila treasures. Among the masques that have been paraded are the cucurrumachos, machurreros, the toras or the harramachos, zarramaches in March 30, 2019 in Piedralaves, Spain. Photo by Patricio Realpe/ChakanaNews

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31 March 2019

Mascaravila, festival of masks and dances has taken place this year in Piedralaves, a little village in the province of Ávila. Mascaravila has the aim of recovering traditions and culture, full of ancestral reminiscences. The goal of Mascaravila is to show visitors the strength and uniqueness of the customs that the province of Ávila treasures. Among the masques that have been paraded are the cucurrumachos, machurreros, the toras or the harramachos, zarramaches in March 30, 2019 in Piedralaves, Spain. Photo by Patricio Realpe/ChakanaNews

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31 March 2019

Mascaravila, festival of masks and dances has taken place this year in Piedralaves, a little village in the province of Ávila. Mascaravila has the aim of recovering traditions and culture, full of ancestral reminiscences. The goal of Mascaravila is to show visitors the strength and uniqueness of the customs that the province of Ávila treasures. Among the masques that have been paraded are the cucurrumachos, machurreros, the toras or the harramachos, zarramaches in March 30, 2019 in Piedralaves, Spain. Photo by Patricio Realpe/ChakanaNews

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31 March 2019

Mascaravila, festival of masks and dances has taken place this year in Piedralaves, a little village in the province of Ávila. Mascaravila has the aim of recovering traditions and culture, full of ancestral reminiscences. The goal of Mascaravila is to show visitors the strength and uniqueness of the customs that the province of Ávila treasures. Among the masques that have been paraded are the cucurrumachos, machurreros, the toras or the harramachos, zarramaches in March 30, 2019 in Piedralaves, Spain. Photo by Patricio Realpe/ChakanaNews

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31 March 2019

Mascaravila, festival of masks and dances has taken place this year in Piedralaves, a little village in the province of Ávila. Mascaravila has the aim of recovering traditions and culture, full of ancestral reminiscences. The goal of Mascaravila is to show visitors the strength and uniqueness of the customs that the province of Ávila treasures. Among the masques that have been paraded are the cucurrumachos, machurreros, the toras or the harramachos, zarramaches in March 30, 2019 in Piedralaves, Spain. Photo by Patricio Realpe/ChakanaNews

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31 March 2019

Mascaravila, festival of masks and dances has taken place this year in Piedralaves, a little village in the province of Ávila. Mascaravila has the aim of recovering traditions and culture, full of ancestral reminiscences. The goal of Mascaravila is to show visitors the strength and uniqueness of the customs that the province of Ávila treasures. Among the masques that have been paraded are the cucurrumachos, machurreros, the toras or the harramachos, zarramaches in March 30, 2019 in Piedralaves, Spain. Photo by Patricio Realpe/ChakanaNews

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24 February 2019

Characters of the traditional carnival of Piasca (Cantabria) as the bear and a Zarramaco fight with characters from the Anguue de Carrizo (León) invited to participate in the carnival of Piasca., on February 23, 2019. Derived from ancient folklore the zamarrones, dressed in white masks and skins chase children with a broom.

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8 January 2017

The zarramacos persecute the bear by the mountains of Silio (Cantabria) in the party of the Vijanera festival on January 8, 2017 in Silio, Cantabria province, Spain, considered the first carnival of winter in Europe. La Vijanera is a winter masquerade that takes place in the town of Silió, in Cantabria (Spain), the first Sunday of each year. If this date coincides with the new year it is moved to the next. The real protagonists of the party are the zarramacos due to the importance of its paper. The latter are people dressed in sheep's clothing and bearded hats in addition to wearing the face painted black that are driving away the evil spirits of the year that begins by ringing the various bells that are tied to the body. Its mission is to expel these spirits from the people reaching the limits of the same, a tradition that points to much older ones probably from Roman times. La Vijanera concludes with the death of the Bear, which symbolizes the victory of good over the Evil and the desire for good intentions for the new year.

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8 January 2017

The zarramacos dress and make up in the forest before starting to celebrate the Vijanera festival on January 8, 2017 in Silio, Cantabria province, Spain. La Vijanera is a winter masquerade that takes place in the town of Silió, in Cantabria (Spain), the first Sunday of each year. If this date coincides with the new year it is moved to the next. The real protagonists of the party are the zarramacos due to the importance of its paper. The latter are people dressed in sheep's clothing and bearded hats in addition to wearing the face painted black that are driving away the evil spirits of the year that begins by ringing the various bells that are tied to the body. Its mission is to expel these spirits from the people reaching the limits of the same, a tradition that points to much older ones probably from Roman times. La Vijanera concludes with the death of the Bear, which symbolizes the victory of good over the Evil and the desire for good intentions for the new year.

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8 January 2017

The zarramacos with their bells and fur dresses are one of the main characters of the first winter carnival celebrated in Cantabria (Spain) La Vijanera is a winter masquerade that takes place in the town of Silió, in Cantabria (Spain), the first Sunday of each year. If this date coincides with the new year it is moved to the next. The real protagonists of the party are the zarramacos due to the importance of its paper. The latter are people dressed in sheep's clothing and bearded hats in addition to wearing the face painted black that are driving away the evil spirits of the year that begins by ringing the various bells that are tied to the body. Its mission is to expel these spirits from the people reaching the limits of the same, a tradition that points to much older ones probably from Roman times. La Vijanera concludes with the death of the Bear, which symbolizes the victory of good over the Evil and the desire for good intentions for the new year.

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