Carnival celebrations in Valletta, Malta

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Carnival celebrations in Valletta, Malta

STORY: Carnival celebrations in Valletta, Malta SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of people celebrating carnival STORYLINE: The historic city of Valletta has become a colorful and musical heaven with marching bands, street performers and dancers as Malta celebrates the carnival from Feb. 9 to 13. Main events began on Saturday, focusing on the children's carnival, with a competitive dance show, at the St George's Square, followed by competitions for adults. A parade of floats and grotesque masks will run throughout the remaining days of the carnival, with a climax on Tuesday during the grand finale. Carnival enthusiasts start preparing for the carnival from the previous year's event, developing a concept for the floats they are to prepare as well as colorful, elaborate costumes they need to create. Carnival has had an important place on the Maltese cultural calendar for just under five centuries, having been cel

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