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            Carnival in the Dominican Republic is celebrated during the whole month of February, although some towns celebrate it during March,Holy Week and August. It usually climaxes around February 27, Dominican Independence Day. This carnival is distinguished by its colorful costumes, that symbolize many religious and traditional characters such as Calife, Guloya or the famous Diablo Cojuelo. It is celebrated in most of the island, each town adding its own twist or creating their own characters and groups. The list of characters included during the celebration is immense, but there are some characters that are seen throughout the countries during the festivities. Such as:     Diablo Cojuelo (Limping Devil): is the main character during the carnival. Most of the towns and cities in the country have there own version of it, but it has some country-wide characteristics such as the use of a mask, showy suits of satin, sleighbells, a "Vejiga" which is an animal bladder filled with air which is used to hit people in the streets or a Whip (to hit other "Diablos").
 Roba la Gallina (Steal the Chicken): is a satire of a way that some people used to steal chickens from farms, that consists of a man dressing up with a dress and then using the chickens as their cleavage and hips, in the carnival the chickens are substituted with pillows or sacks.
 Califé: is a character that shouts poetry during the festivities making complaints about situations, government officials, portraying the people's voice.
 Se me muere Rebeca (Rebeca is dying): is woman that portrays another woman from a low social class that has an ill daughter(Rebeca) and can't pay the medicines, and goes out to the street to shout about it, acting likes she's phsycotic about this.
La Vega: Holds one of the biggest parades in the Dominican Republic with more than 20 different groups, each one with a different costume. This parade attracts people from all over the country and also tourists from around the world.
   

Taken in: República Dominicana / La Altagracia (show map)

Taken on: March 12, 2011

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