Yesterday I saw a monk walking along hand in hand with a strumpet. I also saw a man dressed as a nun, 27 Pirates and a group of men dressed as tampons.
The 11th of November is the official opening of Karnival and the streets were alive with all sorts of costumed folks drinking, singing, dancing and generally having a good time (there were even drunk hoards on the street at 9.30 in the morning as I rode my bike to work!)
After yesterday the Karnival festivities are put on hold until the thursday before the beginning of Lent. The town goes crazy with street festivals, drinking, costumes, parades, and more drinking until Ash Wednesday where the sins of the previous 5 days debauchery are washed away.
Bring it on!!!
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