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2018 Alebrijes Parade in Mexico City

The #Alebrijes Parade in Mexico City features gigantic papier-mâché figures of all kinds and colors

Two massive papier-mâché alebrijes entangled in front of the Palace of Fine Arts
A marching band accompanied the parade with festive tunes
Texture details of an alebrije with the shape of a tlacuache
Alebrije with an owl head near Reforma Avenue
A dancer takes of his mask amidst the celebration
An exotic alebrije marches in front of the Benito Juárez Hemicycle downtown
A family of tourists observes the Alebrijes Parade from a distance on Reforma Avenue
An alebrije in the shape of a bull with fiery thorns surrounded by cempasúchil flowers
An alebrije in the shape of a tlacuache with dragon-like scales
Each scale on this long dragon has small patterns and colors that give it a more realistic look
20/10/2018 |14:44EL UNIVERSAL in English/David Morales |
Redacción El Universal
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Alebrijes

are fantastic creatures created by Pedro Linares López, a scavenger born in 1906 in Mexico City . One day, Linares fell unconscious due to an illness and, during a long period of deep sleep, he claimed to have seen a series of mind-boggling creatures which he later tried to reproduce by painting small figures made of cardboard with all sorts of vibrant colors.

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