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Carnival of Barranquilla
When talking about the Carnival of Barranquilla, it is said that only those who
experience it are those who enjoy it and there is no clearer truth because this is the
maximum festival of the curramberos and one of the most anticipated in Colombia, it is
so big and famous that it is recognized around the world and was declared Oral and
Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

The Barranquilla Carnival is a folkloric and cultural event celebrated in Colombia. It

takes place annually at the end of February or the beginning of March. The party starts
before Ash Wednesday.

Coronation of the queen It takes place on the Thursday before the Battle of Flowers
when, in the middle of a party with musical and dance shows, the queen of the previous
year imposes the crown on the current queen with which she will preside over the
events arranged for the four days of carnival

Due to its variety and cultural richness, the Barranquilla carnival has obtained two
important recognitions: "Cultural Heritage of the Nation", in a declaration granted by
the National Congress of Colombia on November 26, 2001, and "Masterpiece of Oral and
Intangible Heritage". Of Humanity”, granted by UNESCO in Paris on November 7, 2003.

The Barranquilla Carnival is the maximum stage of Caribbean folklore; here the cumbia,
the vallenato and various rhythms take over the streets and the spirit of its attendees
and transforms into a hymn of joy that takes over the bodies from beginning to end.

Variety of costumes that invoke all kinds of animal species, native and strange; black
Africans; bobbleheads; insane; dolls; Superheros; mythological beings that transcend
the limits of sexuality and Death, among an almost endless number of inventions and

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popular occurrences. Some of the most traditional costumes of the Barranquilla carnival
are the Marimonda, the Garabato, the Congo and the Monocuco. Other elements of the
Barranquilla carnival are bull masks, litanies, festivals, as well as satirical costumes
alluding to current events that become a source of collective hilarity and cause great
expectation every year. People usually throw foam at each other, cornstarch is also part
of the festivity. During the festivity, people celebrate in the streets, drink, eat traditional
Caribbean dishes, and light up the famous Buscapie.

Another key moment of the Barranquilla Carnival is, of course, its closing, in which
Joselito Carnaval, the most representative character of the festival and the joy of the
Caribbean coast, is symbolically buried. At his funeral, Joselito is mourned and
symbolically buried by happy widows who celebrated the best of Carnival with him.

This impressive climax ends a four-day celebration that has taken place every year since
the 19th century

Forty avenue

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