5 to 8 March will be the events of Carnival and Pre-carnival begins Jan. 22 with Reading Bando.
Who determines the date of completion? As the Carnival is a festival that has to do with Christianity, is performed before Ash Wednesday. The Carnival should end the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. It is then the Catholic Church, which somehow determines the date of commencement of the four days of celebration. Pre-carnival and starts close to January 20, estimating that from that date until the Saturday of Carnival spend at least three weeks.
Who determines the date of completion? As the Carnival is a festival that has to do with Christianity, is performed before Ash Wednesday. The Carnival should end the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. It is then the Catholic Church, which somehow determines the date of commencement of the four days of celebration. Pre-carnival and starts close to January 20, estimating that from that date until the Saturday of Carnival spend at least three weeks.
What is Carnival? Carnival is a celebration of Colombia to the world. A celebration of cumbia, porro, Mapalad bagpipes, Chandos, pujas, fandangos and fantásticoa merecumbé. A feast of sounds and danzones. A party that includes traditions based on the creativity of our people as expressed in dance, music, handicrafts, in the costumes and ways of celebrating.
The feast of Guarana, dance or rhythm scribbly Bird, Torito Dance, Congo Grande de Barranquilla, The Quarter Marimonda Down, The Dance of the Micos, Harlequins Sabanalarga Devils, The New Talaigua Farotas of the Black Bollongas, the fanfare of the Carnival, the Feast of Gallinazo, La Cumbia Soledeña are, among others, expressions of cultural diversity amalgam Carnival a great stream of life that rises from Barranquilla to the nation, with the aim of cover of friendship, joy and tolerance.
The feast of Guarana, dance or rhythm scribbly Bird, Torito Dance, Congo Grande de Barranquilla, The Quarter Marimonda Down, The Dance of the Micos, Harlequins Sabanalarga Devils, The New Talaigua Farotas of the Black Bollongas, the fanfare of the Carnival, the Feast of Gallinazo, La Cumbia Soledeña are, among others, expressions of cultural diversity amalgam Carnival a great stream of life that rises from Barranquilla to the nation, with the aim of cover of friendship, joy and tolerance.
What makes it different from the Carnival of Barranquilla? The Carnival of Barranquilla is unique in the world for its cultural diversity and for being a party where we are all actors. Every dance, every folk group, each costume takes part in making the party the greatest show on earth, but not just for show, but, most especially, to enjoy it. Because that is the Caribbean. The Carnival of Barranquilla, the dancer is both spectator and the spectator is a dancer.
Why is said to be multicultural? The Carnival of Barranquilla on Colombia's Caribbean coast, is indigenous. Of the native race is its melancholy cadence, his dancing around the land begging or praising the fertility of it, accompanied, almost always, flutes "very long" as indicated by the chroniclers of the time of discovery.
The Carnival of Barranquilla, is white. Europe, but especially in Spain, came the celebrations gowns. The conquerors imposed in these new lands, traditions, dances and customs that were accepted, in some cases as a form of relief, and which remain even today, as a form of expression.
The Carnival of Barranquilla, is black. With the slaves brought by the settlers, also came the drums, joy, rhythm, wailing and writhing movements of men and women who express with the body, which in their mouths shut. The black slaves were able to defend their culture and imposed on the Magdalena river the sound of musical instruments.
The Carnival of Barranquilla is mestizo. Appropriated what was born in the Magdalena basin and intertwined with what came out creating a sovereign endures over the years, which is the queen of all, that European dresses and women farmers men, which moves l rhythmic cadence of a bagpipe, with the melodious sound of a drum, that flirt endlessly and worships the elegance: Cumbia, is the queen of an ancient festival, unique in its style and great for its size.
The Carnival of Barranquilla, is white. Europe, but especially in Spain, came the celebrations gowns. The conquerors imposed in these new lands, traditions, dances and customs that were accepted, in some cases as a form of relief, and which remain even today, as a form of expression.
The Carnival of Barranquilla, is black. With the slaves brought by the settlers, also came the drums, joy, rhythm, wailing and writhing movements of men and women who express with the body, which in their mouths shut. The black slaves were able to defend their culture and imposed on the Magdalena river the sound of musical instruments.
The Carnival of Barranquilla is mestizo. Appropriated what was born in the Magdalena basin and intertwined with what came out creating a sovereign endures over the years, which is the queen of all, that European dresses and women farmers men, which moves l rhythmic cadence of a bagpipe, with the melodious sound of a drum, that flirt endlessly and worships the elegance: Cumbia, is the queen of an ancient festival, unique in its style and great for its size.
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