Photos: Spanish Carnival

Posted Jan 29, 2013

The Carnival of the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Every January, villagers from Zubieta parade to the neighbouring town of Ituren for Carnival, symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and involving the participation of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and brightly colored clothing with its own complex function and symbolism and becoming the living example of the survival of archaic cults to nature. (AP)

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Joaldunak take part on the Carnival of the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Every January, villagers from Zubieta parade to the neighbouring town of Ituren for Carnival, symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and involving the participation of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and brightly colored clothing with its own complex function and symbolism and becoming the living example of the survival of archaic cults to nature(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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A man dressed as a 'Momotxorro' a natural entity made of bones and sheep skin walks to take part on a Carnival in the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013.In one of the most ancient carnivals in Europa , dating from before the Roman empire, companies of Joaldunak (cowbells) and Momotxorros parade between the villages of Zubieta and Ituren.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Joaldunak, or cowbells, march as they take part on the Carnival of the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Every January, villagers from Zubieta parade to the neighbouring town of Ituren symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and involving the participation of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and brightly colored clothing with its own complex function and symbolism and becoming the living example of the survival of archaic cults to nature. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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People take part on the Carnival of the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Every January, villagers from Zubieta parade to the neighbouring town of Ituren for Carnival, symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and involving the participation of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and brightly colored clothing with its own complex function and symbolism and becoming the living example of the survival of archaic cults to nature(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Joaldunak, march as they take part on the Carnival of the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. In one of the most ancient carnivals in Europe, dating from before the Roman empire, companies of Joaldunak (cowbells) parade between the villages of Zubieta and Ituren wearing bells and sheepskins around the waist, coloured neckerchiefs, conical caps with ribbons and a hyssop of horsehair in their right hands.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Joaldunak, march as they take part on the Carnival of the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. In one of the most ancient carnivals in Europe, dating from before the Roman empire, companies of Joaldunak (cowbells) parade between the villages of Zubieta and Ituren wearing bells and sheepskins around the waist, coloured neckerchiefs, conical caps with ribbons and a hyssop of horsehair in their right hands.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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People prepare their typical costumes before taking part on the Carnival of the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. In one of the most ancient carnivals in Europe, dating from before the Roman empire, companies of Joaldunak (cowbells) parade between the villages of Zubieta and Ituren wearing bells and sheepskins around the waist, coloured neckerchiefs, conical caps with ribbons and a hyssop of horsehair in their right hands.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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People prepare their typical costumes before taking part on the Carnival of the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013.In one of the most ancient carnivals in Europa , dating from before the Roman empire, companies of Joaldunak (cowbells) parade between the villages of Zubieta and Ituren wearing bells and sheepskins around the waist, coloured neckerchiefs, conical caps with ribbons and a hyssop of horsehair in their right hands.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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People prepare their typical costumes before taking part on the Carnival of the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013.In one of the most ancient carnivals in Europa , dating from before the Roman empire, companies of Joaldunak (cowbells) parade between the villages of Zubieta and Ituren wearing bells and sheepskins around the waist, coloured neckerchiefs, conical caps with ribbons and a hyssop of horsehair in their right hands.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Joaldunaks take part on the Carnival of the Basque village of Zubieta, Spain, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. In one of the most ancient carnivals in Europe, dating from before the Roman empire, companies of Joaldunak (cowbells) involving the residents of two towns, Ituren and Zubieta, parade the streets costumed in sandals, lace petticoats, sheepskins around the waist and shoulders, coloured neckerchiefs, conical caps with ribbons and a hyssop of horsehair in their right hands and cowbells hung across their lower back. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Part of the dressing of a Joaldunak, or cowbells, stand on a table on the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Every January, villagers from Zubieta parade to the neighbouring town of Ituren symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and involving the participation of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and brightly colored clothing with its own complex function and symbolism and becoming the living example of the survival of archaic cults to nature. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Joaldunak take part on the Carnival of the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Every January, villagers from Zubieta parade to the neighbouring town of Ituren for Carnival, symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and involving the participation of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and brightly colored clothing with its own complex function and symbolism and becoming the living example of the survival of archaic cults to nature(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Joaldunak, or cowbells, wait to take part on the Carnival of the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Every January, villagers from Zubieta parade to the neighbouring town of Ituren symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and involving the participation of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and brightly colored clothing with its own complex function and symbolism and becoming the living example of the survival of archaic cults to nature. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Joaldunak, or cowbells, march as they take part on the Carnival of the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Every January, villagers from Zubieta parade to the neighbouring town of Ituren symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and involving the participation of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and brightly colored clothing with its own complex function and symbolism and becoming the living example of the survival of archaic cults to nature. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Joaldunak, or cowbells, march as they take part on the Carnival of the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Every January, villagers from Zubieta parade to the neighbouring town of Ituren symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and involving the participation of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and brightly colored clothing with its own complex function and symbolism and becoming the living example of the survival of archaic cults to nature. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Joaldunak, or cowbells, march as they take part on the Carnival of the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Every January, villagers from Zubieta parade to the neighbouring town of Ituren symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and involving the participation of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and brightly colored clothing with its own complex function and symbolism and becoming the living example of the survival of archaic cults to nature. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Joaldunak, or cowbells, pauses during the Carnival of the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Every January, villagers from Zubieta parade to the neighbouring town of Ituren symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and involving the participation of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and brightly colored clothing with its own complex function and symbolism and becoming the living example of the survival of archaic cults to nature. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)