T<\/SPAN>he Ministry of Culture handed out awards and certificates to this year\u2019s winners of the \u201cNational Carnival Parade of 2009\u201d at an event presided over by the Deputy Administrative Minister, Alexander Santana. The event was held in the lobby of the ministry. <\/P>
\nA total of 190 troupes from 3 provinces around the country, Santo Domingo East, Santo Domingo North, Santo Domingo West and the District Capital, participated in the event. <\/P>
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A total of 190 troupes from 3 provinces around the country, Santo Domingo East, Santo Domingo North, Santo Domingo West and the District Capital, participated in the event. The winning troupe for Carnival 2009 is \u201cLos Zanganos,\u201d from San Juan de la Maguana, receiving prize money of 250,000 pesos. <\/P>
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The key address was given by Alexander Santana while the artistic presentation was under the direction of the Grand Prize winning troupes corresponding to “Los Z\u00e1nganos” and the first prize of the Ali Baba category corresponding to \u201cSigh in Venice from the National District.\u201d <\/P>
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Prizes were awarded by Deputy Administrative Minister, Alexander Santana; Deputy Minister of Institutional Development Mateo Morrison; Director General of Folklore, Xiomarita P\u00e9rez; National Director of the Provinces, Domingo Guerrero; Director of Management and Carnival, Ram\u00f3n Lachapelle; Director of Neighborhood Culture, Jos\u00e9 Cuello; Director of Culture of Santo Domingo East, Guillermo Mart\u00ednez; and the deputy director of Popular Participation, Tony Estrella. <\/STRONG>Categories <\/P>
\nFantasy<\/STRONG> <\/P>
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\n- First Place: Steal a Chicken from Bani
\n - Second Place: Rumba Fantasy from Santo Domingo East
\n - Third Place: Flowers in the Wind from Santo Domingo North. <\/LI><\/UL>
\nAl\u00ed Bab\u00e1<\/STRONG> <\/P>
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\n- First Place: Sigh of Venice from the National District.
\n - Second Place: The Harlequins and Something More from Santo Domingo North.
\n - Third Place: The Monarchs in Fantasy from the National District. <\/LI><\/UL>
\nHistorical <\/STRONG><\/P>
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