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Carnival is the most important and well-known festivity celebrated in Tarazona de la Mancha, in the Spanish province of Albacete. ==History== * As early as 1899, the "Ordinance for Good Municipal Government" addressed many Carnival-related issues. Article 14, for instance, states that "during Carnival it shall, under the appropriate circumstances, be permitted to wear a costume, an eye mask or a mask, but covering ones face during prayer time is forbidden." Furthermore, according to Article 16, "no masked person shall be insulted, nor have their mask removed, as only the authorities and their representatives have the right to do so." * In 1947, the then-mayor Edelmiro Sanchiz, the ''Guardia Civil'' (the Spanish military police) and the Local Police persecuted people in disguise because it was illegal at the time. * Back in 1950, mayor José Muñoz Núñez (Pepito Núñez), read the prohibition order from the Town Hall balcony, and then encouraged people to celebrate Carnival by putting on a costume himself. The masks and costumes were hidden in people's homes to avoid being caught by the police, and the townspeople collaborated to outwit the authorities. * At the 1954 carnivall ball, the mayor Don Pascasio Quílez danced with every single masked person in the ball to stop the military police from closing the event. * People in disguise had to take off their disguise and mask on entering the ball or public places so that the security guards could identify them. * For many years, the local council has been supporting Carnival events such as balls and processions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carnival of Tarazona de la Mancha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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