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Roaring carnival in Cadiz goes on until 1 March
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Nabeelah ShabbirThe party is not just going on 'in the interests of international tourism'; the Andalusian tradition goes back to the sixteenth century when ships from all over the world - including from Venice - would dock at the southern Spanish port. Photos
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Carnival was banned in Cadiz during General Franco's rule (1936-1975). It was replaced by the fiestas típicas gaditanas ('typical Cadizan celebrations'), which took place every May until 1977, two years after the dictator's death.
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Officially, carnival lasts for eleven days, but preparations and talk go on for at least a month
![(Image: Floriane Boillot)](https://media.cafebabel.com/articles/cafebabel/public/Culture/Culture 2009/February 2009/carnevale/indiani.jpeg)
![(image: Floriane Boillot)](https://media.cafebabel.com/articles/cafebabel/public/Culture/Culture 2009/February 2009/carnevale/bimbo orso.jpeg)
![(Image: Floriane Boillot)](https://media.cafebabel.com/articles/cafebabel/public/Culture/Culture 2009/February 2009/carnevale/bimbojap.jpeg)
![(Image: Floriane Boillot)](https://media.cafebabel.com/articles/cafebabel/public/Culture/Culture 2009/February 2009/carnevale/bionda.jpeg)
![(Image: Floriane Boillot)](https://media.cafebabel.com/articles/cafebabel/public/Culture/Culture 2009/February 2009/carnevale/regina.jpeg)
![(Image: Floriane Boillot)](https://media.cafebabel.com/articles/cafebabel/public/Culture/Culture 2009/February 2009/carnevale/pompongirl.jpeg)
![(Image: Floriane Boillot)](https://media.cafebabel.com/articles/cafebabel/public/Culture/Culture 2009/February 2009/carnevale/fauno.jpeg)
The parade on the first Saturday
![(Image: Floriane Boillot)](https://media.cafebabel.com/articles/cafebabel/public/Culture/Culture 2009/February 2009/carnevale/notturna.jpeg)
![(Image: Floriane Boillot)](https://media.cafebabel.com/articles/cafebabel/public/Culture/Culture 2009/February 2009/carnevale/curiosi.jpeg)
![(Image: Floriane Boillot)](https://media.cafebabel.com/articles/cafebabel/public/Culture/Culture 2009/February 2009/carnevale/curiosi2.jpeg)
Translated from Il carnevale è anche Cadice