tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post1015775125238166973..comments2023-11-20T07:11:35.430+00:00Comments on Lisbon and the Sunny Coast: Iberian Mask Festival (1 of 3)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-71094970819711257512012-05-19T08:35:21.120+01:002012-05-19T08:35:21.120+01:00Superb images from a superb event!Superb images from a superb event!Gunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11025645899081000493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-14942327882819560022012-05-15T17:15:43.206+01:002012-05-15T17:15:43.206+01:00Brilliant costumes JM, this last one a wee bit sca...Brilliant costumes JM, this last one a wee bit scary!!PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-75507113168297616222012-05-15T11:50:52.127+01:002012-05-15T11:50:52.127+01:00dMaurice Sendak would love these photos!dMaurice Sendak would love these photos!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-46015628929343289762012-05-14T21:58:20.866+01:002012-05-14T21:58:20.866+01:00Gostei dos leques coloridos, mas as máscaras, defi...Gostei dos leques coloridos, mas as máscaras, definitivamente não são do meu agrado.Carolina Loubackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08597018899260467481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-13883993281006891332012-05-14T17:27:28.900+01:002012-05-14T17:27:28.900+01:00Very interesting and nice fotos.
Greetings!Very interesting and nice fotos.<br />Greetings!orvokkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408082210385156163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-43108475364943424822012-05-14T01:54:59.925+01:002012-05-14T01:54:59.925+01:00Wow! These are great. I would love to see this c...Wow! These are great. I would love to see this celebration.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-36178474915945061122012-05-14T01:53:00.301+01:002012-05-14T01:53:00.301+01:00They look African, but colder. It would be a bad i...They look African, but colder. It would be a bad idea to sell Belgian Delirium Tremens beer near this parade.Bob Crowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276510331824603844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-36330821113057430062012-05-13T23:56:33.217+01:002012-05-13T23:56:33.217+01:00Excelentes fotografias....
Um abraçoExcelentes fotografias....<br />Um abraçoFernando Santos (Chana)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414036591247821891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-57684897994352777872012-05-13T23:13:55.595+01:002012-05-13T23:13:55.595+01:00Its remains me Carnaval here in nort Spain, greats...Its remains me Carnaval here in nort Spain, greats photos.<br />Greetings.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658312451508679411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-8910021317105959542012-05-13T22:27:03.457+01:002012-05-13T22:27:03.457+01:00Amazing shots. Jose! This looks like some sort of ...Amazing shots. Jose! This looks like some sort of pagan fertility ritual. There is a similar tradition with animal masks in Northern Greece.Melbourne Australia Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495515492384987803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-72349042688496390482012-05-13T20:38:51.949+01:002012-05-13T20:38:51.949+01:00Those are some pretty radical costumes. Some reall...Those are some pretty radical costumes. Some really good captures, i especially like the last one. Looks like he has a fox on his head.<br />Shaun <a href="http://www.valleysshutterbug.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Valleys ShutterBug</a>Shaunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071422991636303388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-85117834619706649712012-05-13T19:43:52.112+01:002012-05-13T19:43:52.112+01:00Wonderful to see..Wonderful to see..theconstantwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243294919370970037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-47528338941379276542012-05-13T17:58:35.234+01:002012-05-13T17:58:35.234+01:00Some scary masks and horns here... Must be fun! :)...Some scary masks and horns here... Must be fun! :)<br />God bless you!<br />CezarCezar and Léiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408385000169533010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-24496435383583934402012-05-13T17:57:04.519+01:002012-05-13T17:57:04.519+01:00Why didn't you tell me? I'd have come over...Why didn't you tell me? I'd have come over. This is fabulous. I love these old traditions.cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-79668725028238089412012-05-13T17:38:01.759+01:002012-05-13T17:38:01.759+01:00@Kay: I guess it's meant to be blood, although...@Kay: I guess it's meant to be blood, although I have no idea what's the story behind this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-8484825660551034502012-05-13T17:29:43.968+01:002012-05-13T17:29:43.968+01:00The animal masks look a little frightening to me -...The animal masks look a little frightening to me -- is that blood on the aprons/towels in the first one?Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971991029290518107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-80676240145712273922012-05-13T16:59:22.115+01:002012-05-13T16:59:22.115+01:00Looks liken interesting tradition. Love the costum...Looks liken interesting tradition. Love the costumes. :)Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-8639805626596238872012-05-13T16:53:58.990+01:002012-05-13T16:53:58.990+01:00That second on is scary.That second on is scary.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-81913085245089176502012-05-13T16:18:50.972+01:002012-05-13T16:18:50.972+01:00Wow. Very very old traditions, it seems.Wow. Very very old traditions, it seems.Rob Siemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09106961534201033583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-78431326974942143712012-05-13T15:52:15.889+01:002012-05-13T15:52:15.889+01:00wow!wow!TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-47847098750134105492012-05-13T15:46:04.108+01:002012-05-13T15:46:04.108+01:00What a fun start for my day, JM! These are pretty ...What a fun start for my day, JM! These are pretty wild! I love your captures! Awesome! Have a lovely evening and a great week ahead!<br /><br />SylviaSylvia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-75392442940655401242012-05-13T15:30:29.324+01:002012-05-13T15:30:29.324+01:00Julie and I have a lot of masks hanging on the wal...Julie and I have a lot of masks hanging on the walls of our house, but none of them look like this, and none are from the Iberian peninsula.<br /><br />Regarding your comment on our VivalaVoyage.com site today about the high altitude in the Atacama, the only time I have gotten altitude sickness is when I did not drink enough water on our first day going up high into the Andes.Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567583999945259422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-52236203577935450242012-05-13T15:01:20.861+01:002012-05-13T15:01:20.861+01:00Awesome, I have never seen anything like this!Awesome, I have never seen anything like this!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-35912057407733497852012-05-13T14:48:26.471+01:002012-05-13T14:48:26.471+01:00So rich, colourful and inventive. I do like the an...So rich, colourful and inventive. I do like the animal skin faces.<br />I have no idea what the origin of this festival is but in Latvia where I come from we had a custom in the old days before the wars, where people would dress up in animal costumes on New Year's Eve to chase the old year out with all it's goblins. It apparently became rather interesting when a real bear joined in . . .Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75161187001580513.post-70591354154798076602012-05-13T14:11:45.809+01:002012-05-13T14:11:45.809+01:00@Dina: Me? Never! :-) I saw most of these costumes...@Dina: Me? Never! :-) I saw most of these costumes for the first time yesterday.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.com