Now that we can easily distinguish the Bolivian flag next to our character we can dare to say that this is a Bolivian costume. Thanks to this clue and jumping to the conclusion that this must be some devil figure it is not difficult to investigate Bolivian carnival and discover that a devil dance or diablada is suppose to inagurate the famous carnaval in Oruro, Bolivia. The story deviates a little from our subject which is Barcelona but I guess many of you would like to learn about colorful costumes and traditions in South America. Please read the whole article about Bolivian Carnaval here. Today I was not pretty satisfied with the image so I asked my wife: What do you think? No need to say she didn't like it either. I had the hunch. But the figure is so hideous, and to make it worse, the fact that it was on top of a passing truck looked so bizarre and out of context, that I thought, hey, why not!!!. What do you think?
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Friday, January 25, 2008
Carnival Costumes: Bolivian Devil, Barcelona Carnaval 2008
Now that we can easily distinguish the Bolivian flag next to our character we can dare to say that this is a Bolivian costume. Thanks to this clue and jumping to the conclusion that this must be some devil figure it is not difficult to investigate Bolivian carnival and discover that a devil dance or diablada is suppose to inagurate the famous carnaval in Oruro, Bolivia. The story deviates a little from our subject which is Barcelona but I guess many of you would like to learn about colorful costumes and traditions in South America. Please read the whole article about Bolivian Carnaval here. Today I was not pretty satisfied with the image so I asked my wife: What do you think? No need to say she didn't like it either. I had the hunch. But the figure is so hideous, and to make it worse, the fact that it was on top of a passing truck looked so bizarre and out of context, that I thought, hey, why not!!!. What do you think?
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ReplyDeleteLa famosa "Diablada"! es muy vista en la zona del Altiplano, incluso en la zona andina del norte del PErú, esisten variantes de este baile.
ReplyDelete...no pareciera que está en un camión :S
muchos saludos :)
Bela fotografia e um comentário complementar oportuno. Parabéns.
ReplyDelete-Gracias Giuce por tu aclaración. Si leí que existían otras ciudades con fiestas parecidas pero no sabía que llegaban hasta Perú también. Muy buena tu observación.
ReplyDelete-Obrigado Quin. Es un placer contar con tu visita y tus palabras
La diablada tiene origen en Oruro Bolivia, la fotografía que se muestra es un disfraz sin colorido al original disfraz de diablo de Oruro. Países como peru tan solo hacen una mala imitación a la original diablada de Oruro
ReplyDeleteGracias Marcelo. Yo sólo he hecho un poco de investigación porque como comprenderas no soy un experto. Estoy seguro que hay mejores disfraces y que Bolivia es el origen de dicho carnaval. Bueno, ya sabes que las costumbres con la distancia pierden un poco dadas las circunstancias. Es difícil hacerse con un disfraz auténtico en Barcelona. Muchas gracias por el comentario.
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