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Masked dancers perform in Catholic celebration of Candlemas

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Dancers dressed as traditional characters in the “Baile de Negras” dance on the feast day of the Virgin of the Candelaria (Candlemas) in the town of Diriomo, Nicaragua.

Candlemas falls forty days after Christmas and is celebrated by Catholics as the presentation of Christ at the Temple.

Men dressed as traditional characters in the "Baile de Negras" get ready to dance on the feast day of the Virgin of the Candelaria (Candlemas) in the town of Diriomo, some 45 km from Managua, Nicaragua on February 2, 2017. Candlemas falls forty days after Christmas and is celebrated by Catholics as the presentation of Christ at the Temple. (AFP Photo/Inti Ocon) Dancers dressed as traditional characters in the "Baile de Negras" dance take part in the celebration of the feast day of the Virgin of the Candelaria (Candlemas) in the town of Diriomo, some 45 km from Managua, Nicaragua on February 2, 2017. Candlemas falls forty days after Christmas and is celebrated by Catholics as the presentation of Christ at the Temple. (AFP Photo/Inti Ocon) Man dressed as a traditional character in the "Baile de Negras" dance takes part in the celebration of the feast day of the Virgin of the Candelaria (Candlemas) in the town of Diriomo, some 45 km from Managua, Nicaragua on February 2, 2017. Candlemas falls forty days after Christmas and is celebrated by Catholics as the presentation of Christ at the Temple. (AFP Photo/Inti Ocon) A woman dressed as a traditional character in the "Baile de Negras" dance poses for a picture on the feast day of the Virgin of the Candelaria (Candlemas) in the town of Diriomo, some 45 km from Managua, Nicaragua on February 2, 2017. Candlemas falls forty days after Christmas and is celebrated by Catholics as the presentation of Christ at the Temple. (AFP Photo/Inti Ocon) A woman dressed as a traditional character in the "Baile de Negras" dances on the feast day of the Virgin of the Candelaria (Candlemas) in the town of Diriomo, some 45 km from Managua, Nicaragua on February 2, 2017. Candlemas falls forty days after Christmas and is celebrated by Catholics as the presentation of Christ at the Temple. (AFP Photo/Inti Ocon) A man dressed as a traditional character in the "Baile de Negras" dance poses for a picture on the feast day of the Virgin of the Candelaria (Candlemas) in the town of Diriomo, some 45 km from Managua, Nicaragua on February 2, 2017. Candlemas falls forty days after Christmas and is celebrated by Catholics as the presentation of Christ at the Temple. (AFP Photo/Inti Ocon) A woman dressed as a traditional character in the "Baile de Negras" dance poses for a picture on the feast day of the Virgin of the Candelaria (Candlemas) in the town of Diriomo, some 45 km from Managua, Nicaragua on February 2, 2017. Candlemas falls forty days after Christmas and is celebrated by Catholics as the presentation of Christ at the Temple. (AFP Photo/Inti Ocon) Dancers dressed as traditional characters in the "Baile de Negras" dance on the feast day of the Virgin of the Candelaria (Candlemas) in the town of Diriomo, some 45 km from Managua, Nicaragua on February 2, 2017. Candlemas falls forty days after Christmas and is celebrated by Catholics as the presentation of Christ at the Temple. (AFP Photo/Inti Ocon) A man dressed as a traditional character in the "Baile de Negras" dance poses for a picture on the feast day of the Virgin of the Candelaria (Candlemas) in the town of Diriomo, some 45 km from Managua, Nicaragua on February 2, 2017. Candlemas falls forty days after Christmas and is celebrated by Catholics as the presentation of Christ at the Temple. (AFP Photo/Inti Ocon) A woman dressed as a traditional character in the "Baile de Negras" gets ready to dance on the feast day of the Virgin of the Candelaria (Candlemas) in the town of Diriomo, some 45 km from Managua, Nicaragua on February 2, 2017. Candlemas falls forty days after Christmas and is celebrated by Catholics as the presentation of Christ at the Temple. (AFP Photo/Inti Ocon) A woman dressed as a traditional character in the "Baile de Negras" dances on the feast day of the Virgin of the Candelaria (Candlemas) in the town of Diriomo, some 45 km from Managua, Nicaragua on February 2, 2017. Candlemas falls forty days after Christmas and is celebrated by Catholics as the presentation of Christ at the Temple. (AFP Photo/Inti Ocon) Dancers dressed as traditional characters in the "Baile de Negras" dance poses for a picture on the feast day of the Virgin of the Candelaria (Candlemas) in the town of Diriomo, some 45 km from Managua, Nicaragua on February 2, 2017. Candlemas falls forty days after Christmas and is celebrated by Catholics as the presentation of Christ at the Temple. (AFP Photo/Inti Ocon) A man dressed as a traditional character in the "Baile de Negras" dance poses for a picture on the feast day of the Virgin of the Candelaria (Candlemas) in the town of Diriomo, some 45 km from Managua, Nicaragua on February 2, 2017. Candlemas falls forty days after Christmas and is celebrated by Catholics as the presentation of Christ at the Temple. (AFP Photo/Inti Ocon) A woman dressed as a traditional character in the "Baile de Negras" gets ready to dance on the feast day of the Virgin of the Candelaria (Candlemas) in the town of Diriomo, some 45 km from Managua, Nicaragua on February 2, 2017. Candlemas falls forty days after Christmas and is celebrated by Catholics as the presentation of Christ at the Temple. (AFP Photo/Inti Ocon)


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