{"id":16090,"date":"2021-02-10T20:02:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T20:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lpacarnaval.com\/carnival-throughout-the-years-the-city-also-dresses-up-for-the-occasion\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T14:01:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T14:01:11","slug":"carnival-throughout-the-years-the-city-also-dresses-up-for-the-occasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lpacarnaval.com\/en\/carnival-throughout-the-years-the-city-also-dresses-up-for-the-occasion\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnival throughout the years: the city also dresses up for the occasion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Back in 1976<\/strong>, the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival could finally be celebrated openly, after being an underground fiesta during the almost four decades of the Francoist dictatorship, period in which they were forbidden. Gone were the days of the \u201cWinter Fiestas\u201d (Carnival\u2019s undercover name) and the city began to get back into the festive spirit before the start of Lent.<\/p>\n

During those first years, Carnival was above all a spontaneous celebration, the only organised event being the first Carnival Queen Galas at the P\u00e9rez Gald\u00f3s Theatre. However, in the 80s the fiesta started taking over Santa Catalina Park<\/strong> with stages<\/strong> becoming more and more spectacular year after year. This became the venue for galas and, later on, for murga and comparsa contests. Throughout the years, the stage is decorated to completely embody each year\u2019s official Carnival theme.<\/p>\n

This, along with the celebration of 100th Anniversary of artist N\u00e9stor Mart\u00edn-Fern\u00e1ndez de la Torre\u2019s birth back in 1986, Santa Catalina started dressing up for the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival in fantastic costumes: Gulliver\u2019s Travels<\/strong><\/em> (1988), The Mayan Civilisation<\/strong><\/em> (1990) or Aladdin and the Magic Lamp<\/strong><\/em> (1994) and even Ancient Rome<\/strong> <\/em>(1996), Ancient Egypt<\/strong><\/em> (2000), Mount Olympus<\/strong><\/em> (2008) or Magic and Fantastical Creatures<\/strong><\/em> (2018).<\/p>\n

In recent years, Carnival\u2019s theme has been chosen by the people, with an online voting system<\/strong>. Each year they give their verdict among the several themes the Organisation proposes. Though this 2021 the pandemic has also put a halt to this tradition, the city will dress up in its Carnival costume soon!<\/p>\n

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1987<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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100th Anniversary of N\u00e9stor Mart\u00edn-Fern\u00e1ndez de la Torre’s birth<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1988<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Gulliver’s Travels<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1989<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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The Sea<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1990<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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The Mayan Civilisation<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1991<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Mozart and Classical Music<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1992<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Pegasus<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1993<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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A Unique Setting<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1994<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Aladdin and the Magic Lamp<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1995<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cinema<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1996<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ancient Rome<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1997<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Far East<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1998<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Universal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1999<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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The Grand Musical<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ancient Egypt<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2001<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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The Circus<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2002<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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The Caribbean<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2003<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rock and Roll<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2004<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Out of Africa<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2005<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Don Quixote<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2006<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Latin Carnival<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2007<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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La Belle \u00c9poque<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2008<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Mount Olympus<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2009<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Pirates<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2010<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Television<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2011<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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The Sea and Cultures<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2012<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Comic Books<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2013<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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The Grand Masquerade Ball<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2014<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Fantasy World<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2015<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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One Thousand and One Nights<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2016<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Roaring 20s<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2017<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Eternal Spring<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2018<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Magic and Fantastical Creatures<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2019<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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A Night in Rio<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2020<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Once Upon a Time…<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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