This document summarizes celebrations from 5 different countries:
Brazil celebrates the Rio Carnival with samba dancing, colorful parades and floats. Argentina holds the National Folklore Festival in Cordoba with musicians and dancers competing and a performance by a famous artist at the end. Mexico honors the Day of the Dead with altars for deceased loved ones and people painting their faces as calaveras. Panama celebrates the National Pollera Festival in July where women dress in the traditional pollera costume and a queen is chosen. Colombia hosts the Flower Fair in Medellin each August with events and shows centered around flowers, including a parade of silleteros carrying flowers.
This document summarizes celebrations from 5 different countries:
Brazil celebrates the Rio Carnival with samba dancing, colorful parades and floats. Argentina holds the National Folklore Festival in Cordoba with musicians and dancers competing and a performance by a famous artist at the end. Mexico honors the Day of the Dead with altars for deceased loved ones and people painting their faces as calaveras. Panama celebrates the National Pollera Festival in July where women dress in the traditional pollera costume and a queen is chosen. Colombia hosts the Flower Fair in Medellin each August with events and shows centered around flowers, including a parade of silleteros carrying flowers.
This document summarizes celebrations from 5 different countries:
Brazil celebrates the Rio Carnival with samba dancing, colorful parades and floats. Argentina holds the National Folklore Festival in Cordoba with musicians and dancers competing and a performance by a famous artist at the end. Mexico honors the Day of the Dead with altars for deceased loved ones and people painting their faces as calaveras. Panama celebrates the National Pollera Festival in July where women dress in the traditional pollera costume and a queen is chosen. Colombia hosts the Flower Fair in Medellin each August with events and shows centered around flowers, including a parade of silleteros carrying flowers.
To the rhythm of samba and other dances, colorful parades, allegorical floats, colorful and eye-catching outfits. ARGENTINA/ COSQUÍN (CORDOBA)
NATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
A week different musicians and unknown dancers compete and
when they reach the end of the festival there is a show by a consecrated artist. MEXICO
DAY OF THE DEAD
Celebration in homage to the deceased altars are made with
photos of the deceased and offerings people paint their faces of catrinas. PANAMA/ THE PROVINCE TABLES OF THE SAINTS
NATIONAL POLLERA FESTIVAL (TYPICAL PANAMANIAN COSTUME)
Every july 22, women of all ages dressed in this
beautiful suit are slaffly and the queen of the pollera is chosen COLOMBIA / MEDELLIN FLOWER FAIR. It is a traditional event what is held every year in august with a variety of events and shows, the flowers the main element of the fair and its beautiful parade of silleteros