Spanish village celebrates Bielsa carnival

Published : Feb 12, 2018, 10:46 am IST

Updated : Jul 6, 2019, 3:32 pm IST

Bielsa Carnival is the largest festival in this town, and one of the most traditional festivals across the central Pyrenees of Spain. (Photo: AP)

Bielsa Carnival is the largest festival in this town, and one of the most traditional festivals across the central Pyrenees of Spain. (Photo: AP)

A man carrying goats horns on his head known as ''Trangas'' takes part with a woman called a "Madama" dressing in regional costume, in an ancient rural carnival in the small Pyrenees village of Bielsa, northern Spain, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. The carnival is tradition that dates back to pre-Christian times. (Photo: AP)

A man carrying goats horns on his head known as ''Trangas'' takes part with a woman called a "Madama" dressing in regional costume, in an ancient rural carnival in the small Pyrenees village of Bielsa, northern Spain, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. The carnival is tradition that dates back to pre-Christian times. (Photo: AP)

A member of the traditional carnival, dressed as a bear, takes part in an ancient rural carnival in the small Pyrenees village of Bielsa, northern Spain, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. It is based on the renewal of life with the start of spring. (Photo: AP)

A member of the traditional carnival, dressed as a bear, takes part in an ancient rural carnival in the small Pyrenees village of Bielsa, northern Spain, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. It is based on the renewal of life with the start of spring. (Photo: AP)

A man wearing goats horns on his head know as ''Trangas'' takes part with women called "Madamas" dressed in regional costume, in an ancient rural carnival in the small Pyrenees village of Bielsa, northern Spain, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. Unique characters fill the streets of the town for three days. (Photo: AP)

A man wearing goats horns on his head know as ''Trangas'' takes part with women called "Madamas" dressed in regional costume, in an ancient rural carnival in the small Pyrenees village of Bielsa, northern Spain, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. Unique characters fill the streets of the town for three days. (Photo: AP)

Members of the traditional carnival carrying goats horns on theirs heads know as ''Trangas'', take part in an ancient rural carnival in the small Pyrenees village of Bielsa, northern Spain, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. The town's single people dress up as the Trangas with goat horns and skin and paint their faces black. (Photo: AP)

Members of the traditional carnival carrying goats horns on theirs heads know as ''Trangas'', take part in an ancient rural carnival in the small Pyrenees village of Bielsa, northern Spain, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. The town's single people dress up as the Trangas with goat horns and skin and paint their faces black. (Photo: AP)

Men wearing goats horns on their heads know as ''Trangas'' takes part with women called "Madamas" dressed in regional costume, in an ancient rural carnival in the small Pyrenees village of Bielsa, northern Spain, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. They sound their bells as they walk through the street to scare children. (Photo: AP)

Men wearing goats horns on their heads know as ''Trangas'' takes part with women called "Madamas" dressed in regional costume, in an ancient rural carnival in the small Pyrenees village of Bielsa, northern Spain, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. They sound their bells as they walk through the street to scare children. (Photo: AP)

A man carrying goats horns on his head know as ''Trangas'' takes part with women called "Madamas" dressing regional costume, in an ancient rural carnival in the small Pyrenees village of Bielsa, northern Spain, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. A straw that hangs in the City Hall represents evil. It is later burned at the end of a big party. (Photo: AP)

A man carrying goats horns on his head know as ''Trangas'' takes part with women called "Madamas" dressing regional costume, in an ancient rural carnival in the small Pyrenees village of Bielsa, northern Spain, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. A straw that hangs in the City Hall represents evil. It is later burned at the end of a big party. (Photo: AP)

Members of the traditional carnival carrying goats horns on theirs heads know as ''Trangas'', leave a bar to take part in an ancient rural carnival in the small Pyrenees village of Bielsa, northern Spain, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (Photo: AP)