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 Descriptio Image

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What it is The
celebrated. Barranquilla
Carnival is
the most
important
folkloric and
cultural
event in
Colombia. 1
2 3 4 About
2 million
people,
including
visitors and
locals,
participate
annually in
the festival,
5 which
begins on
the Saturday
before
Wednesday
of Ash and
ends the
Tuesday
immediately
after. Other
activities
directly
related to the
carnival take
place during
 a good part
of the year.
Where and
when it is Four days
celebrated. before Ash
Wednesday

What They wear

people a yellow
wear. long-
sleeved
shirt, an
ornate bib
and cape
with lace
around
them, high
white
stockings,
flat shoes
or black
quotes, a
white hat
adorned
with
artificial
flowers and
ribbons.
 What Dances,
people do. concerts,
parades,
costumes,
flour and
comedy
come
together
through
satire so
that the city
celebrates
the
Colombian
identity.

Why it is a
special The
celebration Barranquilla
. Carnival is
a traditional
Colombian
festival full
of magic,
music, color
and a lot of
joy.

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Criterios de evaluación
Describe celebraciones con la estructura y el vocabulario requeridos.