Recently Aruba’s Police Department and Stichting Arubaanse Carnaval (SAC) announced that three Carnival parades will have some changes in their original route. Changes in the route are announced for the children’s parade in Oranjestad, the grand parade in San Nicolas and the grand parade in Oranjestad.
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Carnival 60 kicks off with the first Parade on Saturday January 11th 2014
The first Carnival Parade of this year will take place on Saturday 11th 2014. The Torch parade will be the first parade highlighting the start of the upcoming parades, contests and queen elections.
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Aruba is a very special place to spend New Year’s Eve
First of all we of VisitAruba would like to wish you all a very happy New Year and all the best for 2014. Traditionally Aruba is a very special place to spend New Year’s Eve, as locals and hotels treat Aruba with spectacular fireworks shows to officially welcome the New Year.
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Aruba says goodbye to 2013 and welcomes 2014 according to its own tradition
As part of the Aruban tradition various businesses and households close the end of a year with the lighting of a pagara, a long string of firecrackers. The noise and smoke are supposed to ban any evil-minded spirits and bad vibes. As always the pagaras of Renaissance Aruba Resort and Aruba Marriott Resosrt were one of the best attended spectacles on December 31st 2013.
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Erialda Croes, Aruba’s Miss International 2013, receives Best National Costume award
During 53rd Miss International Beauty Pageant in Tokyo, Erialda Croes won the Miss National Costume award.
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