Carnivals of the world

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Carnivals of the world

Eccentric costumes, parades in the streets and ancestral traditions, the period of the carnivals is a unique moment for partying and dare all kind of eccentricities. From Rio to New Orleans, from Venice to Dunkirk, from Binche to Trinidad and Tobago, from Basel to Nice: a topical outline of the greatest carnivals‌

HEMIS_316343 : Italy, Venetia, Venice, the Carnival

HEMIS_111366 France, Nord, Dunkerque's carnival

HEMIS_308191 Italy, Venezia, Venice, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Carnival

HEMIS_238221 Spain, Canary Islands, Tenerife Island, Santa Cruz de Tenerife carnival

HEMIS_114193 Italy, Veneto, Venice Carnival

HEMIS_114631 Italy, Veneto, Venice Carnival

HEMIS_087224 Italy, Veneto, Venice Carnival

HEMIS_308196 Italy, Venezia, Venice, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Cafe Florian during the Carnival

HEMIS_114629 Italy, Veneto, Venice Carnival, Marchioness masked at the cafe Florian

HEMIS_181090 Italy, Veneto, Venice, Carnival

HEMIS_208596 France, Alpes Maritimes, Nice, carnival parade, carnival King

HEMIS_211351 France, Alpes Maritimes, Nice, the carnival, procession of floats created by French newspaper Le Monde's cartoonist Serguei

HEMIS_208606 France, Alpes Maritimes, Nice, carnaval

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France, Alpes Maritimes, Nice, Carnival 2009, the Flower Corso (procession of Carnival floats decorated with flowers) or Battle of Flowers : on every carnival float the characters throw mimosa to the spectators

France, Alpes Maritimes, Nice, Carnival parade, jazzband in the Promenade des Anglais

HEMIS_339228 Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

HEMIS_339230 Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

HEMIS_339198 : Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

HEMIS_105175 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, carnival show

HEMIS_339191 Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

HEMIS_339232 Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

HEMIS_083553 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, carnival parade at the Sambodrome

HEMIS_109530 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, dancer of the Tradicao school at the carnival

HEMIS_064747 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Samba show during carnival

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Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, carnival at the Sambodrome, Unidos da Vila Isabel samba school

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, carnival at the Sambodrom, Bahian samba school of the second group

HEMIS_041496 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, carnival parade at the Sambodrome

HEMIS_301444 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, repetition in a Samba school of La Porte単a before the carnival

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Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, samba school parading at the sambodrome during the carnival

Italy, Sardinia, Nuoro Province, Mamoiada, carnival with Mamuthones traditional masks

HEMIS_204057 Italy, Sardinia, Oristano Province, Santu Lussurgiu, carnival, Sa carrela e Nainti

HEMIS_204031 Italy, Sardinia, Oristano Province, Oristano, La Sartiglia, carnival

HEMIS_246179 Italy, Sardinia, Nuoro Province, Orotelli, the carnival, traditional costume called Thurpos (the blind people), the participants walk through the town dressed in a long black hooded coarse covering their faces blackened with soot, in search of a friend who will be their prisoner and who has to offer something to drink

HEMIS_299024 Switzerland, canton of Valais, Lotschental Valley, Tschaggatta during the carnival

HEMIS_204052 : Italy, Sardinia, Nuoro Province, Ottana, carnival with Boes and Merdules traditional masks

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Switzerland, Canton of Valais, Herens Valley, Evolene, cat masks, cow bells and animal skins are worn by the Peluches during the carnival which takes place every year from the Epiphany evening to the Shrove Tuesday evening

Switzerland, Canton of Valais, Herens Valley, Evolene, during the carnival which takes place every year from the Epiphany evening to the Shrove Tuesday evening, the Winter Spirits are chased away by the Empailles (stuffed people), they invade the streets of the village and scare people with their broomsticks

HEMIS_309503 Switzerland, Canton of Valais, Herens Valley, Evolene, Smurfs during the carnival which takes place every year from the Epiphany evening to the Shrove Tuesday evening, man disguised as the Papa Smurf

HEMIS_095736 Switzerland, Basel region, Basel carnival

HEMIS_095734 Switzerland, Basel region, Basel carnival

HEMIS_223214 Austria, Tyrol, Nasserreith, the bells carriers parade (Schellerlaufen), the three-year carnival

HEMIS_204615 Switzerland, Basel carnival

HEMIS_348580 Swabian Fastnacht (carnival), Lindau, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany

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Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne, carnival in February, the most important carnival in Germany

Spain, Canary Islands, Tenerife Island, Santa Cruz Carnival, the day procession on the Anaga Avenue (Avenida de Anaga)

HEMIS_238206 Spain, Canary Islands, Tenerife Island, Santa Cruz de Tenerife carnival

HEMIS_176909 France, Haute Savoie, Annecy, venetian carnival of Annecy 2007

HEMIS_176930 France, Haute Savoie, Annecy, venetian carnival of Annecy 2007

HEMIS_052406 United States, Louisiana, New Orleans, Mardi Gras Carnival in the French district

HEMIS_165787 Mexico, Chiapas State, 'Los Parachicos'carnival during the San Sebastian Festival in Chiapa de Corzo town

HEMIS_143702 Mexico, Morelos State, Tlatizapan, Los Chinelos during the carnival parade

HEMIS_348908 : Schellenruehrer bell ringers, carnival, Karwendelgebirge mountains, Mittenwald, Werdenfels, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

HEMIS_013028 Trinidad and Tobago, Trininad, Port of Spain, the carnival

HEMIS_156496 United States, Louisiana, New Orleans, Carnival, Fat Tuesday, Bourbon Street, Rubber (condom) trees (Model release for editorial only )

HEMIS_118811 Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad, Port of Spain, carnival, woman in costume dancing at Mardi Gras

HEMIS_104216 Canada, Quebec Province, Quebec city Winter carnival, snow bathing

HEMIS_221221 Canada, Quebec Province, Quebec City, Quebec Carnival, snow bath

HEMIS_025100 Brazil, Salvador de Bahia, carnival drums in front of a Pelourinho church

HEMIS_276266 Dominican Republic, Federal District province, Santo Domingo, costume character during the carnival

HEMIS_311149 France, Herault, Montpellier, Place de la Comedie (Comedy Square), Total Festum festival, totemics animals parade

HEMIS_205877 France, Nord, Steenvoorde, procession of giants

HEMIS_040943 France, Guadeloupe, grande terre, carnival in Pointe a Pitre

HEMIS_109281 Malta, Valletta listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, carnival

HEMIS_119713 France, Guadeloupe (French West Indies), Grande Terre, the carnival in Pointe-Ă -Pitre

HEMIS_325654 : Gondolas & people in Carnival costumes, Piazza San Marco (St. Mark's Square), Venice, Veneto, Italy