According to official reports, La Vega's Carnival will start on 4 February. According to Fausto Ruiz, the grand marshal, there will be over 100 groups in this year's festival.
La Vega is famous for this event, but visitors should be warned that it can be rough and tumble, and there is no quarter given for women or tourists or other innocents..
You are best advised to locate your person on one of the viewing areas and stay there. the revellers are equipped with inflated pig's bladders (theoretically tested by the Carnival Committee for hardness) that are used to knock out the devil....
These are swung with great gusto and power, so you can well go home marked a bit.
HB
La Vega is famous for this event, but visitors should be warned that it can be rough and tumble, and there is no quarter given for women or tourists or other innocents..
You are best advised to locate your person on one of the viewing areas and stay there. the revellers are equipped with inflated pig's bladders (theoretically tested by the Carnival Committee for hardness) that are used to knock out the devil....
These are swung with great gusto and power, so you can well go home marked a bit.
HB