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| Joaldunak, march as they take part on the Carnival of the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. In one of the most ancient carnivals in Europe, dating from before the Roman empire, companies of Joaldunak (cowbells) parade between the villages of Zubieta and Ituren wearing bells and sheepskins around the waist, coloured neckerchiefs, conical caps with ribbons and a hyssop of horsehair in their right hands |
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| Joaldunak, or cowbells, march as they take part on the Carnival of the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Every January, villagers from Zubieta parade to the neighbouring town of Ituren symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and involving the participation of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and brightly colored clothing with its own complex function and symbolism and becoming the living example of the survival of archaic cults to nature. |
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| Joaldunak take part on the Carnival of the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Every January, villagers from Zubieta parade to the neighbouring town of Ituren for Carnival, symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and involving the participation of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and brightly colored clothing with its own complex function and symbolism and becoming the living example of the survival of archaic cults to nature |
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| People dressed as Ioaldunak (literally: 'cowbells') parade in Ituren town, Navarre, northern Spain, on 28 January 2013, on the occasion of the traditional Navarre's Carnival. This 'fiesta' has been declared a festival of national tourist interest. |
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