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Podence Carnival

Traditionaly women were not allowed to participate in the festivities and they would take risks even beeing at their houses balconies. Men would climb up and hurt them with the belt made of cow bells. Some of the more orthodox participants still see the party as closed to women and inflict pain to women on the streets.

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Traditionaly women were not allowed to participate in the festivities and they would take risks even beeing at their houses balconies. Men would climb up and hurt them with the belt made of cow bells. Some of the more orthodox participants still see the party as closed to women and inflict pain to women on the streets.