Gigantic flags (3m x 5m approx) are an important part of any llamadas parade. They precede each of the groups and are waved close over the heads of the crowd.
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Even the kids get involved in the parades.
The Vedette(s) dance directly in front of the drummers, sometimes going into their ranks to dance as well. What’s most impressive is that they not only dance for miles in the parade, but the shoes that they do it in (picture below).
Most people that march in a Carnaval parade are performers at heart, so when they see the camera and “big” lens, they want to show off. Here, I got a personal flag twirling show when the guy decided to drop to his knees and spin it around his waist a few times.
Some more pictures from the Three Kings Llamadas parade.
Continuing part one, here’s some pictures of the onlookers for the parade.
The first parade of the “season” is on Three Kings Day (January 6th). It’s kind of like a practice run for the big Llamadas parade. These pictures are of the final preparation for the parade.
It’s Carnaval Season! Events actually started December 26th, but the official season has now started. Pictures are being taken, processed, and posted to the Flickr Collection as I can, and they will be blogged hopefully not too long after they are up on Flickr. Keep an eye on the Flickr feed if you want to [...]
Yearly, Gauchos (Uruguayan Cowboys) and not gather in Tacuarembo, Uruguay (northern Uruguay) for a huge Gaucho Festival. An entire “camp” is set up around a medium sized lake just outside the city. The camps (in the grounds) are traditional gaucho camps and homes, displaying and demonstrating traditional living. Among other events, there are a parade [...]
The games hosted a Parade of Clans as well, where representatives of each clan marched by with banners. The parade was preceded by a parade of pipe and drum bands.
