Carnival

Last night we visited Sitges for carnival, a town just south of Barcelona. Whereas we tend to celebrate the beginning of lent with pancakes in the UK, Spain seems to take the whole event a whole lot more seriously. It would have been rude not to go. We chose to one of the most festive parades: the Extermination Parade (”Rua de l’Extermini”). This is the parade to mark and mourn the end of the celebrations.

The whole parade was phenomenal. We thought our face paint was impressive but it paled in comparison with the elaborate costumes, ornate body art and enthusiastic dancing. It was quite the experience but one we enjoyed immensely. When we left at 01.30am, the parade and partying was still going strong! Next year the EMUVE reunion will be parting all night long.

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