Carnival celebrations around the world

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The Czech Republic is another place with it's own distinct way of celebrating Carneval. They call it Masopust, which like Carne Vale, loosely means letting go of (pustit) meat (maso).

The country;s most colourful parade is at a place in the highlands called Vortova. The main parade takes place on the morning of Saturday 2nd Feb, and the official website is http://www.vortova.cz/index.php?nid=774&lid=CZ&oid=39471 but it's only in Czech. There's a description in English and a short video at http://captainoddsocks.blogspot.com/2008/01/masopust-carneval-parade-bohemia.html

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