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Santa Cruz Carnival Gets off to a Glittering Start

Posted on February 18, 2012June 27, 2017
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byAndy Montgomery

Bucking the trend of carnival weather and defying the threatened rain which was forecast to hit the city last night, Santa Cruz staged a glamorous and glittering opening to its 2012 Carnaval in a dry and balmy 18ºC.

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The Smell Of The Greasepaint, The Roar Of The Crowd, It’s Los Cristianos Carnaval

Clowns” smiles have never been wider, jugglers” props have never flown higher and widows have never wailed so mournfully. Los Cristianos pulled out all the stops as Carnaval came to town and the circus theme had them rolling up in their thousands.

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Carnaval Costumes on Tenerife

Posted on February 16, 2011March 16, 2011
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byAndy Montgomery

What is it about the British psyche that makes us so reluctant to do anything that could be construed as making us look or sound silly? We don’t easily slip into alter egos, unlike many of our European cousins who don a wig and high heels at the slightest hint of an excuse.

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