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The Venezuelan coastal town closes carnival season with the Spanish tradition of burying the likeness of a dead fish, as a symbol of burying the past, before the start of Lent, the annual period of penitence, prayers and sacrifice as the faithful prepare for Easter.
Updated: 03 Mar 2022 2:08 pm
A person cradles a papier-mache fish as part of the traditional carnival ceremony, The Burial of the Sardine, in Naiguata, Venezuela.
A papier-mache fish is paraded through the streets as a part of the traditional carnival ceremony of The Burial of the Sardine, in Naiguata, Venezuela.
Revelers with painted faces dance as they take part in the traditional carnival ceremony of The Burial of the Sardine, in Naiguata, Venezuela.
Revelers wearing colorful wigs smilesand dance as they take part in the traditional carnival ceremony of The Burial of the Sardine, in Naiguata, Venezuela.
A revelers wears biosuits and masks, referring to the COVID -19 pandemic, as they take part in the traditional carnival ceremony of The Burial of the Sardine, in Naiguata, Venezuela.
A woman dresses as a nun during the traditional carnival ceremony of The Burial of the Sardine, in Naiguata, Venezuela.
A revelers with his face painted in black take part in the traditional carnival ceremony of The Burial of the Sardine, in Naiguata, Venezuela.
A person plays the part of a wailing widow, during the traditional carnival ceremony of The Burial of the Sardine, in Naiguata.
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