They begin the days of Carnival!

The streets of Santiago, Santo Domingo, La Vega, Bonao and other municipalities in the country today begin its activities and parades of Carnival.

Carnival groups and spontaneous characters will show the color of their costumes, dances and traditions in one of the main cultural activities of Dominicans.

During the entire month of February and the first week of March (on the dates that have different Carnival committees), no one will surprise encounter in the streets with parades of fantasies, floats and popular characters as the lame of Bonao and La Vega Devils, piglets and Santiago Pepines, the Taimáscaros of Puerto Plata, the Platanuses and Papeluses Bobwhite, the Guloyas in San Pedro de Macoris, the bulls and civil of Montecristi and other more generalized characters such as Indians and Africans, death in jeep, Nicholas Den Den, steals the goose, Califé, the tiznaos and me dies Rebeca.

Visitors since
u000ain recent years participate in the parades of Carnival has taken tourist connotations, would not be bad review some tips specially dedicated to those who leave their city of residence to enjoy the traditional parties in other places.

1 if this year you want to know a Carnival in particular, ask in the municipalities and provincial offices on the dates that take place the celebrations, as not all villages organise parades every Sunday of February and other carnivals, as some of the South, are held during Easter.

2 apart with time its quota in the different tours that organize trips to popular as La Vega, Bonao and Santiago Carnival. Generally these tours depart very early, as they include the route visits to emblematic places in the province.

3 u000aFind out a bit about the characters and the Carnival traditions of the people visiting before the trip. Some peoples are fantasy parades, while in others the festivities are rather Street.

4 respect safety rules. The agglomeration of people on the streets can cause problems, so you try to respect the alien space and avoid pushing to those who are against you just because interested in reaching where are the characters or take photos.

5 to be cautious and take care of their personal belongings. Preferably travel bags can be placed in the front part of her body.

is not exposed to the vejigazos if you have a muscle problem. The Devils usually give blows people are on the streets and you may not wonder whether they do so or not: just u000athey will be releasing their bladders.

7 be careful when approaching the characters to take photos with them, as there are costumes made with mirrors, pins and sharp objects that could hurt him.

8 does not exceed with alcoholic beverages. If you think that it will exceed, travel in groups and tours, but never drive.

9 if you are travelling with children, locate where the relief units, are located if you are presented with an emergency or you must report any loss. In any case, whether the trip is in the family, with friends or on a tour, establish a point and a one-hour meeting that all report.

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