El Carnaval de la Vega in Dominica
El Carnaval de la Vega in Dominica is held on February 27. Every Sunday in February (and especially the 27th of the month, National Day). Festival masks at once the most monstrous and the most beautiful, explosion of the most raw colors, the most expressive. This event in the third decade of the month February is annual. 
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La Vega, where the festival is held, is the largest city and municipality of the central Dominican Republic and the third largest of the whole country. Dating back to the 1500s, Carnaval de La Vega or Carnaval Vegano is the biggest, most vibrant carnival celebration in the Dominican Republic. Its principal character, the diablo cojuelo or limping devil, is instantly recognized because of the exaggerated mask features, with protruding eyes and teeth.
For El Carnaval de la Vega, all the stops are pulled: Music, costumes, food, drinks, and more all add up to a colorful and vibrant celebration of the island’s traditions and folklore.
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