#vejigantemask

[sybaritestudio]

These look so nice. Each Puerto Rican town has it's own Vejigante Mask All 78 towns are available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/sybaritestudio/ From #SanJuan, #Ponce, #Arecibo to #Ricon #Mayaquez #Isabela

There are also your chooses of stickers, magnetic and t-shirts. Share the Love for Puerto Rico #Boricua #PuertoRico

[messysuitcaseblog]

Carnaval de Ponce (Ponce Carnival) 2023

The southern Puerto Rican city of Ponce (pronounced PONE-say) has been celebrating its annual carnival for 165 years, making it one of the longest-celebrated carnivals in the Caribbean. The festivities are brought to life by vejigantes, a local folk character that wears a colorful paper-mâché mask and a bright jumpsuit. Since we have commissioned a couple of vejigante masks from renowned mask maker Miguel Caraballo, we were eager to see the colorful masks in use during a carnival parade!

The event spans six days right before Lent. The carnival parades include King Momo's appearance and the Carnival Queen's coronation, a masquerade ball, and the Burial of the Sardine, a simulated funeral marking the beginning of Lent.

We were there on Saturday night for the kids’ day and Queen’s Coronation activities, which included a family-friendly version of the main event. It was a delight! (But thank God we brought our earplugs.) Enjoy!

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[bergogne]

Happy Halloween !! #vejigantemask #narrowsburg #antiquesourcing #maisonbergogne - Photo by @patriciaheal (at Maison Bergogne)