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An explosion of colour and fun

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After flirting with Monochrome this week, I though it time to inject a little colour into our lives.  It seems ages since I waved and cheered with the crowd as the Carnival floats passed me by in Loule, but it’s only a couple of weeks.  After 110 years of celebrating the event, this Algarve town really knows how to party.  Can you shimmy?  Or make like a pirate?  Or maybe, be a mermaid?

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Whatever you choose, you need to be good with paper flowers, and happy to smile and wave for three hours.  That’s a lot of waving!

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There’s always a Pierrot, and lots of dancing girls.  The children are spellbound; many of them in costume and eager to be a part of it all.

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There’s a large political element to the whole festival.  The Portuguese love an opportunity to have a ‘dig’ at their politicans and celebrities.  They have a valid point because money is very hard-earned in this country.  But this is a time of celebration and it’s all done in a wonderful, family oriented spirit.  And, of course, there are a few jiggling ladies for the dads.

The pirate theme is highly appropriate.  Most people would agree that politicians rob and plunder.  And if all else fails, there’s always Pinocchio.

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I hope you enjoyed your trip to this year’s Carnival with me.  Next year, maybe come along and we’ll party?

Meantime, it’s the weekend again.  Hoping you’ll have a good one.  Don’t forget to pop in on Cate at Six Word Saturday.  And save some energy to come walking with me on Monday!

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124 comments

  2. Beautiful photo’s Jo! Love all that color. I think it would be a lot of fun to see in person. Maybe I can meet you there in a couple of years. 😉

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  5. I love colour, Jo. Thanks for sharing. 🙂 Those pictures show a mixture, to my mind, between our German “Karneval” [with floats and figures on them] and the Brazilian carnival [those girls dancing].
    Have a great weekend,
    Pit

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    1. Yes, the Brazilian theme is a part of it all, but the Portuguese have their own humour too. You have to laugh when you don’t have much money. 🙂 Thanks for shimmying with me, Pit! 🙂

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      3. Oh wow. I lived in Plympton (Plymouth) for about 2 months, that was in the 80’s when I decided that it would be helpful to speak English, since I was going to marry an American. I went there as an exchange student. Gosh, that’s like a life time ago.

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  10. wow, a very interesting carneval! Photos are so nice! It’s something new for me, thank you for sharing, Jo! Have a great weekend!

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      1. Ha ha! I’ll work on my shimmy…promise! Well, I didn’t move. When that was posted, I was in the process of having a new website created. The designer didn’t want me to post as he moved everything over. In the end, once the site is up, which should be next week, there will be a link to my blog, but those on WP can see follow my blog like normal. Does that make any sense? 🙂 I’m not good at this technical stuff. Thanks for asking! Thankfully, there were no boxes involved in this move.

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      2. That makes perfect sense, Jill, and now that you’ve said it I realise that I should have known all along. Terribly slow on the uptake sometimes. 😦 Phew- no boxes! Poor Jude- I bet she wishes she could swap 🙂

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  19. i politici, he? mhhh che gente poco affidabile, ovunque si vada questo si sente dire! il popolo lusitano come noi italiani mediterrano ha molta affinità con i nostri pensieri, la loro colorata fantasia ci dice che come noi sanno apprezzare ed evidenziare i lati positivi della vita
    gran bel reportage amica Jo, vuoi dirmi cortesemente il mareriale di cui sono composti i carri?
    un grande abbraccio augurando anche a te un week da favola kissessss

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    1. They have good reason to be unhappy, Annalisa. In Portugal they are taxed to the hilt to repay the national debt. There’s hardly room to breathe and certainly no money spare. But with a few (or a lot of) paper flowers they can be very happy. 🙂 Like you and me! Hugs, darlin’ 🙂

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      1. anche in Italia non si scherza con la tassazione, e c’ una parte del popolo che si trova in grande difficoltà, è quasi sparito il ceto medio, qui in Toscana fortunatamente l’alto livello d’inventiva e di creatività ci permette ancora una vita agiata, ma fa male sapere gli altri così provati, quando con meno sprechi e meno corruzione si potrebbe dare a tutti un lavoro e una dignità.Ok si cerca di vivere la vita più serenamente possibile, anche i fiori di carta (grazie per l’informazione) sono un surrogato alla felicità,un grosso bacio

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