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Entroido de Xinzo in Xinzo de Limia
Xinzo de Limia holds what is generally considered Spain's longest carnival, a Galician entroido running roughly a month and centered on El Pantalla, a masked reveler in a ribboned costume who playfully strikes bystanders with a soft whip, a gesture understood locally as bringing good luck rather than causing offense.
Xinzo de Limia stages what is generally regarded as Spain's longest carnival, a Galician entroido that runs for roughly a month rather than the few days typical of most Spanish carnival calendars, opening with Jueves de Compadres and closing weeks later on Domingo de Pinata.