Thousands of people of all ages took place at the extravagant parade of floats and groups and ritual burning of the king of the carnival in Patras. Apart from political satire, there were also protests concerning austerity measures.
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| Carnival groups of volunteers who made their uniforms, dresses and carnival floats at their own expense. |
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| Young boy holding a picket against the euro at
the protest that took place at the beginning of the main parade. Behind
there is a banner that reads: 'People resist.'
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| Carnival float satirizes the impoverishment and selling off of the country. |
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| Carnival float satirizes former Prime Minister
George Papandreou, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and also the French
President Nicolas Sarkozy. |
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| Greece is represented as a person addicted to
drugs, while George Papandreou, wearing a hat with printed American
flag, gives the injections. |
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| Carnival groups of volunteers, who made their uniforms, dresses and carnival floats at their own expense. |
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| Carnival groups of volunteers, who made their uniforms, dresses and carnival floats at their own expense. |
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| Carnival groups of volunteers, who made their uniforms, dresses and carnival floats at their own expense. |
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| Carnival groups of volunteers, who made their uniforms, dresses and carnival floats at their own expense. |
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| Carnival groups of volunteers, who made their uniforms, dresses and carnival floats at their own expense. |
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| Carnival groups of volunteers, who made their uniforms, dresses and carnival floats at their own expense. |
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| Carnival groups of volunteers, dance in the streets, and they lit flares and smoke bombs during the celebrations. They make their uniforms, dresses and carnival floats at their own expense. |
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| Carnival groups of volunteers, dance in the streets, and they lit flares and smoke bombs during the celebrations. They make their uniforms, dresses and carnival floats at their own expense. |
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| Carnival groups of volunteers, dance in the streets, and they lit flares and smoke bombs during the celebrations. They make their uniforms, dresses and carnival floats at their own expense. |
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| Carnival groups of volunteers, who made their uniforms, dresses and carnival floats at their own expense. |
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| Carnival groups of volunteers, who made their
uniforms, dresses and carnival floats at their own expense. This groups
satirizes the PIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain) in Europe. |
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| Carnival groups of volunteers, dance in the streets, and they lit flares and smoke bombs during the celebrations. They make their uniforms, dresses and carnival floats at their own expense. |
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| Carnival groups of volunteers, dance in the streets, and they lit flares and smoke bombs during the celebrations. They make their uniforms, dresses and carnival floats at their own expense. |
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| The burning of King Carnival in Patras harbor. |
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| The burning of King Carnival in Patras harbor. |
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| Carnival groups of volunteers, who made their uniforms, dresses and carnival floats at their own expense.
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| Carnival groups of volunteers, dance in the streets, and they lit flares and smoke bombs during the celebrations. They make their uniforms, dresses and carnival floats at their own expense. |
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| Carnival groups of volunteers, who made their uniforms, dresses and carnival floats at their own expense.
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| Carnival groups of volunteers, dance in the streets, and they lit flares and smoke bombs during the celebrations. |
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| Carnival groups of volunteers dance in the streets.
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Thousands of people of all ages took place at the
extravagant Sunday parade of floats and groups and finally the ritual
burning of king carnival in Patras. Apart from political satire, there
were also protests concerning austerity measures.
A protest of about 50 people holding a banner that read 'People
Resist' and pickets with slogans opposing to the euro, took place at the
beginning.
The big parade started just after this protest, and lasted from 14:30 until 19:30.
Carnival floats parade appeared first, with figures that sharply
satirize former Prime Minister George Papandreou , Prime Minister Lucas
Papademos, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and also the French
President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Thousands of Greek people took place at the parade of carnival
groups, after the carnival floats parade, who despite financial
problems, came across the country to celebrate the last weekend of
Carnival.
Carnival groups consist of members, who made their uniforms and dresses
at their own expense. This year their issues mostly satirize the
economic and political situation in Greece and Europe.
At 21:00 the king carnival was ritually burned at the harbor of Patras , within spectacular fireworks.
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