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 the mountainous and
celebrated. jungle department of
Nariño, the inhabitants
of Pasto honor the
Pachamama (mother
earth) and extol its pre-
Columbian roots in The
Carnival of Blacks and
Whites
The Carnival of Blacks
and Whites is the
largest and most
important festival in
southern Colombia.
Where and Although due to its
when it is geographical indication
celebrated. it belongs to the city of
San Juan de Pasto, it
has also been adopted
by other municipalities
in the department of
Nariño and the
southwestern
Colombian. It is
celebrated from January
2 to 7 of each year, and
attracts a considerable
number of Colombian
and foreign tourists.
What people People usually wear
wear. colorful costumes and
masks, in addition to
this, they mobilize in
floats of bright colors
that refer to the
celebration.

What people People gather on the

do. side of the road to
applaud and throw
confetti and streamers
at the participants who
parade and dance to
the rhythm of the
Guaneña, the Trompo
Sarandengue, the son
sur, the Chambú,
rhythms such as skirts
and the melodies that
are released every year.

Why it is a The Carnival of Blacks

special and Whites has its
celebration. origin in the 16th
century and is
characterized by being
the feast of
miscegenation and the
most important in
southern Colombia, as
well as by being the
"game", as they call the
spontaneous
celebration in the
streets in the one that
people usually throw
talcum powder on. in
Pasto they look back. In
addition to the strong
indigenous influence,
visible in the wiphala
 flags of the parades, the
carnival dedicates one
to reviewing its most
recent past, which is
called "Castañeda
Family

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Criterios de evaluación

Describe celebraciones con la estructura y el vocabulario requeridos.