Carnival
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The Madrid carnival. Sounds like fun. What on earth is all the talk about a sardine? Anyone have any idea?
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A&BdeMadrid
1265421682
| 16th March can't be Shrove Tuesday, it must be 16th Feb i.e. the day before Ash Wednesday???? |
Glyn-173053
1265625932
| According to this it's from the 12th to the 17th http://madrid.angloinfo.com/information/whatsonwhat.asp?cat=17 |
Eggy-170423
1265722136
| The burial of the sardine signifies the end of the carival. It's usually accompanied by loads of wailing old ladies wearing black to mourn its departure. Why? I do not know! |
A&BdeMadrid
1265754248
| I think this is the best web page about Carnaval that I have seen - www.esmadrid.com/carnaval - with a complete timetable and info about the 5 days. The angloinfo link posted didn't work for me. |
Chrissie-174228
1265884104
| Thanks for the links. The esmadrid combined with google translate did the job for me. See you all there for the burial of the sardine! |
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