Members of La Vijanera in Silió, Santander, Spain, don vibrant and elaborate costumes to celebrate one of the oldest carnival traditions in Europe. This ancient festival, with origins tracing back to pre-Roman times, features participants in animal masks, colorful ribbons, and bells, symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and the arrival of the new year.

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