Thursday, 23 June 2011

'Devil Dancers' revel in Venezuela's festival (AP)

Pablo Roberto Izaguirre Lopez, 74, takes a break during the celebrations of the Catholic Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela, Thursday, June 23, 2011. Spanish conquerors and Catholic priests presented dancing devils ceremonies to Latin America's African slave population 200 years ago, who adopted them incorporating drums. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP - Dancers in brightly colored devil masks whirled around and shook their hips to the heavy beat of African drums Thursday, marking the beginning of Venezuela's exuberant Corpus Christi celebration.



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