Stock Photo - Madrid, Spain; 22/02/2020.- The Carnival of Madrid 2020 with the participation of Latin American immigrants..Carnival a celebration before Christian Lent (which begins with Ash Wednesday), and which has a variable date (between February and March according to the year). Traditionally it begins on a Thursday (Thursday lardero) and ends the following Tuesday (Carnival Tuesday). The carnival combines costumes, singing groups, parades and street parties. Despite the differences that its celebration presents in the world, its common characteristic is that of being a period of permissiveness and some lack of control. Carnival was a parade in which participants wore costumes and wore masks. However, the custom was transforming the celebration to its current form..The origin of its celebration seems likely to be in pagan festivals, such as those held in honor of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, the saturnals and the Roman lupercals, or those held in honor of the Apis bull in Egypt.Photo: Juan Carlos Rojas/Picture Alliance | usage worldwide. - Madrid/Spain