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IN PICS: A look at Spain’s favourite Carnival costumes for 2020
It’s carnival time in Spain which means a whole host of costumes that push the boundaries of good taste and political correctness.
IN PICS: Carnival Queens compete for Santa Cruz crown
Some costumes weigh more than 80 kg, stand more than five metres high and are wheeled onto stage in the battle to be crowned 2019 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival Queen.
What's on in Spain: 15 and a half things to do in February
February is the month to shake off the winter blues with Carnival! Or head to a celebration of the most tragic of star-crossed lovers. That doesn't sound like your scene? Then how about a gastro festval?
Priest who dressed up as Hugh Hefner and simulated sex with male playboy bunnies seeks forgiveness
The parish priest from the Galician town of Cuntis has apologised for his “misguided” carnival costume which saw him posing on a float as the Playboy founder along with men dressed as Playboy bunnies.
Carnival drag queen causes outrage with 'blasphemous' performance as Virgin Mary
A bishop in the Canary Islands said the drag queen performing as the Virgin Mary and Jesus on the cross was “even more upsetting” than the Spanair plane crash in which 154 people died.
Wacky and whimsical: Spain goes carnival crazy
Spain's wacky and whimsical traditions were on display across the nation as the carnival season kicked into full gear at the weekend.
Europe's first carnival of 2016 kicks off with crazy costumes in Spain
La Vijanera carnival took place in Spain on the first Sunday of January as thousands of people gathered in the Cantabrian town of Silió to bid farewell to winter.
Spanish politician wears SS uniform to carnival
The ruling Popular Party (PP) in the Basque Country has apologized after one of its councillors wore a Nazi costume to Tenerife’s carnival.
The craziest carnivals celebrated in Spain
They may not have pancake day, but Spaniards know how to let their hair down before the frugality of Lent. As Carnival fever sweeps across the nation, we take a look at some of the more unusual celebrations.
Sun, sea and sequins as carnival hits Tenerife
Tenerife is swimming in sequins as the annual Santa Cruz carnival comes to town, bringing the spirit of Rio to the Canary Island during six weeks of festivities.
Critics slam 'happy condom' carnival deal
A company offering trips to the annual carnival in the southern Spanish city of Cadiz has been criticized for including alcohol and 'happy condoms' alongside transport and food in its €18 ($21) package deal.
In pics: crazy costumes at first carnival of 2015
Europe’s first carnival of the year, La Vijanera, kicked off in Spain on the first Sunday of January as thousands of people gathered in the Cantabrian town of Silió to bid farewell to winter.
Top politically incorrect Carnival costumes 2014
With Spain's crazy carnival period already upon us, The Local has put together a list of politically questionable costumes that are bound to get people's tongues wagging.