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El Gran Carnaval De San Pedro
Carnival is a traditional festivity of one hundred and fifty years from the [|Mestizo] Mestizo culture, who brought it down to northern Belize[|Belize] and San Pedro, [|Ambergris Caye]Ambergrise caye. El Gran carnavl is celebrated to begin the lent[|lent] season, this takes place in the course of three days with painting, music and comparsas (street dancers), the first day opens with painting with white powder normally reserved for children only, the second day follows with red and blue normally using detergent and red lipstick the third and final day allowed the use of black which  was charcoal and concluded with the burning of  the character Jan Carnaval. though over the last sixty years this tradition has kept most of its roots but diverged with using paint, eggs instead of the traditional none toxic elements in house holds.

History
Carnaval dates back to one hundred and fifty years, in the 1970's villager and people form the districts moved to the ambergris caye and added paint and eggs to the normal powder, lipstick and charcoal. Carnaval is centered around a Mestizo character named " Juan Carnaval". Legend has it that Juan carnaval slept with over a thousand different women from eight different countries, with which he had countless children.He was stabbed to death by his jealous wife and he left a will which is read on ash Wednesday as  a  result stuffed dummy is burned down of Juan carnaval every year for the cleansing of the our sins.

Rules
The rules for Ambergris caye's carnival are as follows the first day is restricted for children to go out and paint between the hours of one P.M to seven P.M., from ruby's beach front to the cemetery area, barrier reef drive, and painters are not to paint individuals that are not participating , destroy public signs, buildings and no painting of comparsa participants.Painters are not allowed to use rotten eggs, use spray paint or  oil paint.