After 40 years of being forbidden by the Spanish dictator(Carnaval was banned in Spain in 1938 by the dictator Franco and was only recovered in 1981 with the reestablishment of democracy), the Carnaval of Spain was allowed to return to the streets and reclaim its inheritance from dusty attics: the rhythms that never die as the rebirth of spring cries for expression.

Spaniards appreciate a festival that invites us to experience it intensely, calling for the  active and spontaneous participation of all who might join in.

Barcelona Carnival is an annual event that varies with the Christian calendar.

Carnival is the period before Lent(a traditonally time of feasting) a period of feasting and dancing for the catalans. Parties and street parades animate all the city.

At the end a mock funeral procession marks the end of this event.