tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583500604418152042.post8756769230263190869..comments2023-06-07T15:49:21.783+02:00Comments on Stirring My Thoughts: Chasing Winter AwayMinkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372105017807728884noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583500604418152042.post-7326039402719550792009-02-25T06:17:00.000+01:002009-02-25T06:17:00.000+01:00By the way, did you click the photos to see the ma...By the way, did you click the photos to see the masks better?Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372105017807728884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583500604418152042.post-76955339149464554132009-02-25T06:15:00.000+01:002009-02-25T06:15:00.000+01:00Yes, these costumes origin from paganism. We have ...Yes, these costumes origin from paganism. We have several. The ones in the photos are from about 200 km away, so they visited us for the people to see them. <BR/>In carnivals we have traditional masks as well as modern ones, reflecting what is going on at the moment and what irritates us or makes us laugh.Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372105017807728884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583500604418152042.post-2484028762154664322009-02-25T05:00:00.000+01:002009-02-25T05:00:00.000+01:00What a wonderful set of pictures! I wonder how fa...What a wonderful set of pictures! I wonder how far back these traditions go - pre-Christian, maybe? In my town, our "folk customs" are recurring events that started only recently. Having a tradition that's been around for 20 years is a big deal, and often these are customs that are quite commercial. (Not always - we have a lovely pageant/parade sponsored by a theater group that happens around May Day.) It seems that people need to mark the seasons' changes communally, and find ways of connecting beyond our little boring singular lives.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476814211173076515noreply@blogger.com