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 The Carnival of
celebrated. Barranquilla (Spanish:
Carnaval de Barranquilla) is
one of Colombia's most
important folkloric
celebrations, and one of the
biggest carnival in the world.
The carnival has traditions
that date back to the 19th
century.

Where and When?

when it is Four days before Ash
celebrated.
Wednesday: March 2, 3,
4, 5. 2 February
22,23,24,25. 2021:
February 13,14,15,16.
Where? City of Barranquilla
sits on Colombia’s
Caribbean coast.

What All the people

people
wear?
What Many folkloric groups,
people do? cumbiambas, tamboras,
disguises to the light of
candles and people
holding color lanterns
participate in it.

Why it is a
special The carnival originates
celebration. from a combination of
pagan ceremonies,
catholic beliefs and
ethnic diversity and is a
mixture of the
European, African and
Indian traditions,
dances and music.

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Criterios de evaluación

Describe celebraciones con la estructura y el vocabulario requeridos.