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Santa Cruz de Tenerife carnival
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When:
Feb 20, 2009
- Mar 1 , 2009
Where: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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The carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is held, yearly, mid January to mid February, different dates).
The preparations for the carnival start several month before, when the participants groups make their unique costumes. Every group picks a subject to be represented in the carnival and the costumes are made for the chosen subject.
The Santa Cruz de Tenerife carnival is known as one of the greatest carnival in the world, second only to the carnival of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
In spite of the fact that in this period of year, carnivals are celebrated in all seven Canary Islands, the Santa Cruz de Tenerife is known as the greatest and beautiful one.
The celebration begins, officially, with the choice of the queen's carnival, after it colorful dancing parades of the Samba's schools take place. Every group with its colorful costumes competes on the first place. In addition to the dancing groups bands and choirs march alongside decorated horses. The climax of the dancing contests is held on the third day of the carnival in the local stadium where thousand of visitors, locals and tourists, enjoy the scenes, music and amazing rhythm.
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Country background and overview:
Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II, but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986), have given Spain one of the most dynamic economies in Europe and made it a global champion of freedom. Continuing challenges include Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorism and relatively high unemployment.
[Courtesy of The World Factbook]
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 Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France. |
Languages:
Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%; note - Castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages are official regionally. |
Climate:
Temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast. |
Capital:
Madrid |
Time Zone:
UTC+1 ,(Summer UTC+2) |
Currency (code):
euro (EUR) |
Call Code:
+34 |
Electric Power:
220v 50Hz |
Tourist office:
Direcci?n General de Turespa?a
Jose L?zaro Galdiano 6,
28036 Madrid, Spain
Tel: (34) 91 343 3500.
Fax: (34) 91 343 3446. |
Tourist website:
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