¡Antroxu!
Carnival!
This is the Asturian word for 'carnaval'. The 'x' is pronounced 'shhh'.
I would tell you about the Antroxu in Avilés where they fill the main street with foam for the night as the parade goes through, but I was ill and couldn't go. I would tell you about the massively long parade in Gijón, but it was cancelled due to heavy rain, large waves and river flooding.
I can, however, tell you about Oviedo this weekend. I finally was able to dress up as a sun while there was sun!
The parade was great, it appeared that anyone or group could enter, so there were amateurs to full marching bands. There was a band of Fred Flintstones conducted by a Spanish Charlie Chaplin, bikers with biker babies in prams, a group of disbaled people and children dressed as counters and dice with a giant ludo board and a Grease float with good Sandy and rebel Sandy in Greased Lightening. Some highlights included:
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| What a hoot! |
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| Flock complete with dog, wolf and black sheep. |
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| The Addams Family (Wednesday was on a rotating circle) |
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| Frida and mini Frida! |
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