Cleveland Kurentovanje is a multi-day “Slovenian Mardi Gras” festival, celebrating the end of winter and the beginning of spring. The culminating festival is a celebration complete with costumes, a parade, ethnic food and drink, musical and cultural performances, and Kurents — mythical creatures who are believed to chase away winter and usher in spring. Here’s what we saw.
Emanuel Wallace is a photographer and journalist from Cleveland, Ohio. He has been the staff photographer for Cleveland Scene magazine since 2014.
In the past, he has contributed to Cleveland.com, Destination Cleveland and the Call & Post, among other outlets.
In his spare time, Emanuel likes to experiment with crafting various cocktails and brewing his own beer.
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