The Vegan Carnival is the most important cultural event in this city of more colorful throughout the Dominican Republic and who receives more visitors, has been declared a National Folk Heritage.
According to investigators, the first manifestations of carnival of the island and America, were conducted in what is now the Ruins of the Old Vega, in February 1520, during a visit to Don Fray Bartolomé de las Casas. It is known that the inhabitants of the Old Vega was disguised as Moors and Christians and conducting festivities that evolved in the celebrations today.
For years the carnival had a vegan expression predominantly from Spain, symbolized by an expressive theater, the dance of the tapes and their Cojuelos Devils, with simple costumes of red, yellow, green and with its medieval masks representing the devil, andromorfo, Mefistofele, cachitos front with his two classics, large ears, mouth and teeth to open air, which was subsequently criollizada with beards goat leather.
Each Sunday of the month of February in the afternoon, the Devils Cojuelos are on the street armed with their bladders bull, banging on all who ose down to the street, while respecting those who remain on the sidewalk or driveway.
The center of activity is the Father Adolfo street, past the Parque de las Flores, where the hell hit bystanders as the cause or leave the carriageway and which culminates with a parade of more than 80 groups comparsas.
Program your holiday, come and enjoy this rich tradition, ¨ ¨ Vega is waiting for you.
Source: Carnaval.com.do
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