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Chriapa

In villages in Slovenia, Chriapa, the goat, is the symbol of carnival festivities. He is carried at the head of the procession and opens the Mardi Gras Ball of which he is the protagonist. He leaves the room at midnight and this departure marks the end of the festivities.

 

(From a photograph by Charles Fréger)

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Uploaded on December 27, 2018
Taken on December 13, 2010