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Carnival in the Dominican Republic
Carnival is the climax of the Pre-Lenten celebration all throughout the country. The winning person dressed up as a devil (Diablo Cojuelos) with their magnificent masks depicting grotesque human features and expressions, long silk capes, matching jerkins and pantaloons, melded with strong African traditions, all in riotous rainbow of colours come from Santiago and La Vega. Floats and numerous dance groups and costumed characters parade along the Malecon turning this mass of colour and people into an afternoon of good clear fun.
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