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The carnival pass

Date
1950 - 1955
Archive
County Archives of Pallars Sobirà
Document type
Imatge fixa
Reference code
CAT-ACPS-99-69775
Link to the online document
Description

The Carnaval de Sort is the party that starts the year in the municipality, and it is a much awaited party. Shrove Tuesday is a local holiday and corresponds to the day before Ash Wednesday. The fact that during the Franco dictatorship the inhabitants of Sort continued to dress up even with their faces covered and despite the warnings of the authorities, they have turned it into a symbol and a tradition enjoyed by young and old alike.