The careto is a carnival tradition from Northeastern Portugal, namely in the village of Podence in Macedo de Cavaleiros municipality. These are masked young man in a suit made of green, red and yellow tatters, with a wooden mask and clappers in the belt. Carnival or Carnivale is an annual Christian festival season. ... Macedo de Cavaleiros is a parish in the northeastern part of Portugal in the district of Bragança, a sub-region of Alto Trás-os-Montes, Região Norte, with a population of roughly 6,000. ...
The clappers are used to jingle in passing people, if it is a woman, a group of caretos jingles gently in the girl, if it is a man, and he jingles with bad behaviour and occasionally hunting the person.
The careto's origin lies in an ancient celtic tradition, thus pre-Roman, and it marks the end of the winter and the arrival of the heat and sunny days, thus better crops. This article is about the European people. ...
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