Medios Unidos del Cibao (Muci) announces the production of the Santiago Carnival for TV audiences. The production seeks to keep the Santiago Carnival alive in these pandemic days. The Sunday carnival parade had been going strong for 16 years. The programming includes interviews with the Santiago carnival characters and backgrounders on the cultural tradition. The transmissions start on Sunday, 7 February 2021.
“Santiago Ciudad Carnaval” will air on all Sundays in February. The three-hour programming will start at 3pm on Teleuniverso, Teleunión, Canal 25 and Super Tv 55 channels, and on digital platforms.
Sunday carnival parades are a February tradition in Dominican Republic. Due to the pandemic, the Santo Domingo and La Vega carnivals were suspended.
The organizers of the La Vega carnival (Ucavi) announced they too would be televising special programs on the carnival to keep up the enthusiasm for carnival among their fans. The programs would air on TV starting this Sunday, 7 February, continuing on 14, 21 and 28 February.
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El Nuevo Diario
5 February 2021