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2. List of Trinidad and Tobago Carnival character costumes

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   When this masquerade first came about, the costume was composed of rags and the masqueraders would hold spears as props in order to create the image of an "uncivilized Africa" [2] However, a Carnival bandleader, George Bailey, created decorative costumes that portrayed a much brighter depiction of African beauty.

3. Masquerade ball - Wikipedia

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   A masquerade ball (or bal masqué) is a special kind of formal ball which many participants attend in costume wearing masks. (Compare the word "masque"—a formal written and sung court pageant.) Less formal "costume parties" may be a descendant of this tradition. A masquerade ball usually encompasses music and dancing.

4. Domino mask - Wikipedia

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   A carnival mask. Domino masks are worn during Carnival, e.g. at the Venetian Carnival, where it is part of the more extensive black (though occasionally white and blue) domino costume worn by both male and female participants, which accomplishes the requirement of the masquerade that participants be masked or otherwise disguised, and achieves the elements of adventure, conspiracy, intrigue ...

5. Mmanwu - Wikipedia

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   An example of a traditional Mmanwu costume and mask. Mmanwu // ⓘ is a traditional masquerade of the Igbo people of Southeastern Nigeria.They are performed only by males in exclusive secret societies and involve the use of elaborate, colorful costumes that are meant to invoke ancestral spirits. [1]

6. Labyrinth of Jareth Masquerade Ball - Wikipedia

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   The name of the ball is a reference to the 1986 fantasy film Labyrinth, specifically the scene in which the protagonist, Sarah Williams, finds herself in a masquerade ball. The other ballgoers in the scene wear strange and grotesque, but also elaborate and formal costumes and masks.

7. Carnival of Venice - Wikipedia

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   The Carnival of Venice (Italian: Carnevale di Venezia; Venetian: Carneval de Venèsia) is an annual festival held in Venice, Italy, famous throughout the world for its elaborate costumes and masks. The Carnival ends on Shrove Tuesday ( Martedì Grasso or Mardi Gras ), which is the day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday .