Learning activity 1

Evidence: Take a break

Select a celebration around the world and describe it according to the format.
Include images to illustrate your ideas. You can find and example in Introductory
material section 1. Describing celebrations and special occasions around the
world. You have to make your description in minimum 250 words.

Aspects Description Image

What it is BLACK AND WHITE
celebrated. CARNIVAL IN
COLOMBIA.

This carnival with the

fusion and influence of
Spanish culture
commemorates the origin
of Hispanic religious
syncretism, which generate
expressions of what this
carnival will be.
The carnival of blacks and
whites has the fusion of
multiple cultures and
expressions, corresponding
to the Andes, the Amazon
and the culture of the
Pacific.
It is the largest and most
important festival in
southern Colombia, in
September 2002 it was
declared an intangible
cultural heritage of
humanity by the UNESCO
committee.
This carnival is a cultural
celebration that fuses
religion, history and art.
Where and It is celebrated in San Juan
when it is de Pasto in COLOMBIA
celebrated. and it has a duration from
02 to 07 January

What people The people wear costumes

wear. very colorful. Samples of
the typical costumes,
meals and dances of each
region are made, in
addition to exposing their
myths and legends. At that
time, the mayor hands over
the command to
indigenous officials. There
is also a mass for the
Virgen de las Mercedes,
praying for the carnival and
all its participants.
What people People dance and eat
do. typical dishes of the region.
It is only possible to laugh
and enjoy the samples of
art, history and religion.
 Why it is a The most important
special because it is associated in
celebration. symbolizing equality
regardless of ethnicity and
uniting all citizens in a
common celebration of
ethnic and cultural
difference.

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Criterios de evaluación

Describe celebraciones con la estructura y el vocabulario requeridos.