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 in brazil, the jainero river
celebrated. carnival, a very colorful
carnival where you can
see a lot of diversity and
many exotic colors and
dances. A long-awaited
and longed-for festivity
for the locals where
everything is very colorful
and fun.
Where and It is an annual
when it is celebration that takes
celebrated. place in Brazil with a
variable date between
February and March
according to the year. Rio
Carnival 2023 will take
place from February 17
to 25, 2023. The Rio
Carnival 2023 parades
will take place on
Sunday, February 19,
and Monday, February
20, 2023.
What people The people wear very
wear. colorful costumes and
the girls wear very
sensual suits according
to the occasion.

What people People dance, sing

do. and enjoy the carnival,
it is only possible to
laugh.

Why it is a
special Because they are
celebration. associated with parades
with floats, disguises,
popular dances and
excesses. The Roman
Catholic Church will later
carry these celebrations
to Ash Wednesday, the
first day of Lent on the
Christian calendar.
"Entrudo" is the name of
a Portuguese festival that
seems to be at the origin
of the Rio Carnival. The
first Rio Carnival ball was
held in 1840 and
participants danced
polkas and waltzes, as
opposed to samba, which
was not launched until
1917. The term Carnival
is said to derive from the
Latin Carne Vale,
meaning "Goodbye to
 meat". It was carried out
in accordance with Lent,
a period of 40 days of
abstinence from
consumption of meat,
alcohol, and other earthly
pleasures. This practice
of abstinence begins for
Catholics on Ash
Wednesday and
continues until Easter

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Criterios de evaluación

Describe celebraciones con la estructura y el vocabulario requeridos.