FESTIVITIES AROUND THE WORLD
JUANA JIMENEZ, VALENTINA PRIETO, SARA VARGAS & SEBASTIAN PITA
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ACTIVITY 1
INSTRUCTION: HINK ABOUT THE FESTIVITIES IN YOUR COUNTRY AND ABROAD
First of all, you have to look for the classmates you are going to do the project with and you need to get familiar with the festivities you usually celebrate in your town /city and country and think about the time of the year where the festivities take place. You are going to write down a pair of questions. They are going to be content questions about the festivities you already celebrate without taking into account if they are from your own country or not…
Two websites will help you learn about how to build the questions and the vocabulary about celebrations and some of the most well-known celebrations around the world. Have a look at them:
https://www.myenglishpages.com/english/vocabulary-lesson-celebrations.php
https://www.myenglishpages.com/english/grammar-lesson-wh-questions.php
Developing
New Year's Day, January 1: celebrates the beginning of the Gregorian calendar, which is the one that governs most countries, and with it the new year.
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Catholic Christmas, November 25: The birth of Jesus of Nazareth is celebrated. This celebration has Roman origins.
The Carnival of Barranquilla over time has become one of the most important folkloric and cultural festivals in Colombia. Every year, one and a half million people, including visitors and locals, gather on the beautiful sandy beach to celebrate a party full of joy, music and fun. During these days of joy and authenticity, carnival-goers can enjoy the most typical characteristics of Caribbean culture.
Colombiamoda is held in Medellin, capital of Colombian fashion. Known as Colombia Fashion Week, it is one of the most important events of its kind in Latin America. One of its main objectives is to make Colombian and industry entrepreneurs visible. It has three important axes: fashion shows, commercial exhibition and knowledge pavilion.
Flower Fair Beautiful flowers decorate the streets of Medellin every year during the month of August. Thousands of people gather around this celebration created to remember, exalt and perpetuate the values of the Silletera culture of Antioquia. The Flower Fair is held every year in early August. It is a unique experience for any traveler, it is the largest outdoor flower show in the world, known as the Parade of Silleteros.
Cali Fair Cali is one of Colombia's main cities located in the department of Valle del Cauca. The Cali Fair has become one of the biggest shows in Colombia. The Festival is a showcase for the most colorful shows of salsa and international dances with hundreds of dancers from the most diverse origins.
Vallenata Legend Festival At the end of April, the Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata is the great celebration of popular culture in Valledupar. This is the main city of the department of Córdoba and is located in the northern part of the country, near the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
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What day is Christmas celebrated?
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What is colombiamoda?
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How would you describe the carnival of barranquilla?
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What is your favorite holiday in Colombia?
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Do you know anything about the flower fair?
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When is New Year's Day?
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What do you usually do in the new year?
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What is your least favorite holiday?
Activity 2
INSTRUCTION: TO INTRODUCE THE TOPIC OF FESTIVITIES, YOU ARE GOING TO DO A LISTENING EXERCISE ABOUT "HOLIDAYS".
In the listening 'Best Holiday' , https://www.elllo.org/english/Mixer126/T135-Holiday.htm there are six people who talk about their favorite holiday in their home country. Listen carefully to what they say. If necessary, you can also read the script.
Vocabulary
Quiz
1. Which celebrations do you usually have in your area?
One of the most well known celebrations is the Bolivarian week.
2. Which season do they take place?
July 20, 24 and 27
3. What do you celebrate?
Commemoration of the Cry of Independence, the birth of Simon Bolivar and the birthday of Duitama.
4. For sure, there are quite a lot of different festivities that you have and celebrate in Your area all year round. Which is your favorite one?
possibly the best celebration is December 31st, commemoration of a new year.
ACTIVITY 3
INSTRUCTIONS:
websites about your local festivities and create a digital poster with the following information:
When they take place in the calendar
Some pictures of the main events that take place
Do you participate in any event? Any relative does?
Why do you celebrate them?
How often do you celebrate them? Every year?
You can now create a digital poster. In order to create it you can choose from among some of the following digital tools:
You are going to include the poster into your blog.
Colombia is a country in the extreme north of South America. Its landscape features tropical rainforests, the Andes Mountains and several coffee plantations. In Bogotá, its high-altitude capital, the Zona Rosa district is famous for its restaurants and stores.
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History
The history of Colombia is divided into 5 periods, from the indigenous period to the republican period.
1. INDIGENOUS PERIOD.
2. CONQUEST PERIOD
3. COLONIAL PERIOD.
4. INDEPENDENCE PERIOD.
5. REPUBLICAN PERIOD.
President: Ivan Duque Márquez
Vice President Marta Lucía Ramírez
Population: 50.34 million
is the world's largest producer of emeralds, followed by Brazil. Colombia has the greatest diversity of birds in the world. According to Conservation Strategy, the country has about 1,900 registered species, which is equivalent to 20% of the world's species.
The lyrics of the anthem are composed of a chorus and eleven stanzas, and were originally written by President Rafael Núñez as an ode to celebrate the independence of Cartagena. ... The anthem has been the subject of reform projects, extensively represented in other arts and has been interpreted in different versions.
Political map
Barranquilla
City where the carnival is held
VIDEO CLIP
Carnival is a feast of various Christian countries, which takes place immediately before the Christian Lent (which begins with Ash Wednesday), and has a variable date (between February and March depending on the year). It traditionally begins on a Thursday Carnival combines elements such as costumes, groups singing songs, parades and street parties. In spite of the differences that its celebration presents in the world, its common characteristic is that of being a period of permissiveness and certain lack of control. In its beginnings, probably with a certain sense of modesty proper of religion, Carnival was a parade in which participants wore costumes and masks. However, custom gradually transformed the celebration into its current form.
Barranquilla, the capital of Colombia's Atlántico department, is a bustling seaport, bordered by the Magdalena River. The city is known for its huge Carnival, which brings together performers in extravagant costumes, elaborate floats and cumbia music. In the elegant El Prado neighborhood, the Museo Romantico displays artifacts from past festivals and exhibits by famous Colombians, such as writer Gabriel García Márquez.
ACTIVITY 4
INSTRUCTONS:NOW, YOU HAVE TO TRY TO FORESEE WHAT THE FESTIVITY IS ABOUT.
what do people do?
People usually do dances, attend concerts, parades, dress up in costumes, use flour and comedy and celebrate the Colombian identity.
how do they dress?
The marimonda
It is a costume that combines the monkey (primate) with the elephant. It is said that it emerged in the early twentieth century where the barranquillero with low resources through this costume sought to mock the high society and show how despite everything, could enjoy life.
Negrita Puloy
It was a great surprise to learn that this character comes from a detergent brand from Venezuela.
Congo
It is a warrior dance that was used in the Congo - Africa, that is why couples of men are observed. All the costumes were taken from this African tradition.
what can and cannot be done by party participants?
People can have fun, take part in each of the events of the week, take pictures with the invited artists, participate in a representative act of their region.
You are not allowed to be bored during the festivities, you have to be in good energy and enjoy yourself, otherwise you will not be welcome.
ACTIVITY 5
Juvasase festival
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During carnivals it is planned to implement a pop music festival to bring new sounds to the region of barranquilla we will bring artists that represent pop music in latin america.
Latin pop is a genre of pop music that is Latin-influenced, generally applied to music originating in Latin America, but can also be applied to pop music from any part of the Latin-speaking world derived directly from Latin.
pop was born in the 50's and 60's, western culture, United States and United Kingdom.
Invited artists
Joaquin Sabinas
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Nena Daconte
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Julieta Vanegas
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Alejandro Sanz
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