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Vaval, the King is a key figure of Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana’s annual carnivals. Their opening ceremony usually starts on Saturday, preceding the Epiphany’s Sunday and is presided by Vaval, accompanied by the Queen and the Prince of Almire. The carnival begins with Vaval at the head of the first parade of the Carnival and ends with his death on a pyre at sunset on the Ash Wednesday. "Born to die, Vaval, King of Carnival embodies the time of the perpetual renewal and the strength of the present."

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  • Vaval, the King is a key figure of Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana’s annual carnivals. Their opening ceremony usually starts on Saturday, preceding the Epiphany’s Sunday and is presided by Vaval, accompanied by the Queen and the Prince of Almire. The carnival begins with Vaval at the head of the first parade of the Carnival and ends with his death on a pyre at sunset on the Ash Wednesday. "Born to die, Vaval, King of Carnival embodies the time of the perpetual renewal and the strength of the present." (en)
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  • Vaval, the King is a key figure of Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana’s annual carnivals. Their opening ceremony usually starts on Saturday, preceding the Epiphany’s Sunday and is presided by Vaval, accompanied by the Queen and the Prince of Almire. The carnival begins with Vaval at the head of the first parade of the Carnival and ends with his death on a pyre at sunset on the Ash Wednesday. "Born to die, Vaval, King of Carnival embodies the time of the perpetual renewal and the strength of the present." (en)
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  • Vaval, the King of Carnival (en)
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