La fiesta se LLama ‘JoseLito CarnavaL” o

“CarnavaL de BarranquiLLa”

CarnivaL of BarranquiLLa

se CeLeBra en BarranquiLLa, atLantiCo que está en eL norte de CoLomBia. Costa atLantiCa

BarranquiLLa

it takes pLaCe in a City CaLLed BarranquiLLa in the north of CoLomBia

BarranquiLLa

this City is near the CariBBean oCean, its Weather is hot- 28/32

deGrees

La CeLeBraCión dura 4 días desde eL 18 de feBrero hasta eL 21 de feBrero Cada año. eL festivaL Comenzó en eL año de 1888 para CeLeBrar La finaLizaCion deL esCLavismo y eL respeto por Las diferentes razas, La Gente viste somBrero “voLteao” y ropa BLanCa, Los inteGrantes deL desfiLe visten traJes tipiCos.

the festivaL Lasts 4 days from feBruary 18th to feBruary 21st. it started ever sinCe 1888,inorder to mark the endinG of sLavery and the respeCt for human raCes, tryinG to stamp out raCism. feLLoW Citizens Wear a hat CaLLed “voLteao” and the memBers of the different parades Wear typiCaL Costumes or CLothes .

Barranquilla's CarniVal TiMETaBlE .

EMpiEza Con “la ruEDa DE prEnsa Y El DEsFilE DE los niÑos”

THE CarniVal BEGins WiTH THE prEss ConFErEnCE anD THE KiDs' paraDE

Finaliza Con El EnTiErro DE “JosEliTo CarnaVal” aluCiEnDo la MuErTE o Fin

DEl EsClaVisMo Y El raCisMo.

THE CarniVal sTops BY BurYinG “JosEliT0” THis sYMBolizEs THE EnDinG oF slaVErY anD raCisM in ColoMBia soME CEnTuriEs aGo.

THis is THE MosT FaMous or rECoGnizED CHaraCTErs in THE CarniVal oF Barranquilla, iTs naME is la “MariMonDa”, pEoplE saY THis Was an anCiEnT apE THaT Was BrouGHT BY spanisH sHips, insiDE THosE sHips THErE WErE aFriCan pEoplE KnoWn as slaVEs CEnTuriEs aGo.

la MariMonDa

ToDos los Días DEl CarnaVal HaY DEsFilEs En las CallEs ...

EVErYDaY THErE arE

paraDEs anD pEoplE

DanCinG on THE sTrEETs

Esta Es la “GuachErna”, dEsfilEs En la nochE. quE chimba, quE Guay.

this is a paradE callEd

“GuachErna” in thE EvEninG, pEoplE dancinG on thE

strEEts at niGht, vEry cool .

Grupos dE musica tradicional tocan En las vEladas .. .

folk music Groups play in thE EvEninGs...

comida dEliciosa, la GEntE la comE En las casEtas

dElicious food, pEoplE Eat it in thE casEtas.

Arepa de Huevo. Arroz con Coco. Sopa de Mondongo

Mojarra Frita.

Bollo Limpio

platos típicos / typical food

Ceviche de Langostinos

EVENTO pENúlTimO, ElECCiON DE lA REiNA DEl CARNAVAl,

pEOplE ChOOsE ThE quEEN Of ThE fEsTiVAl ThE pENulTim-

ATE DAY.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqsRVhKPjTU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6dMeifAq_E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNdPGL0WSrw