1. GERARDO MOLINA RAMIREZ
SCHOOL
NAME: LAURA SOFIA PRIETO BERNAL
TEACHER: MARTHA ROCIO LONDOÑO
SUJECT: ENGLISH
GRADE:802
YEAR:2012
SHIFD: MORNING

2. wHEN IS tHE OF BARRANquILLA’S
CARNIvAL?
The Carnival starts on the Saturday before Ash
Wednesday with the Battle of the Flowers,
which is the most important event of the
carnival.
All of the carnival events are often
broadcasted live by regional
television channels.

3. wHERE IS tHE CARNIvAL OF
BARRANquILLA?
It is a Spanish Carnival in Barranquilla,
Colombia. It is the most important folklore
celebration, one of the biggest carnivals in the
world. The carnival has traditions that date
back to the 19th century.

4. HOw LONG IS tHE CARNIvAL OF
BARRANquILLA ?
The Carnival starts on the Saturday before Ash
Wednesday with the Battle of the Flowers, which is
considered one of the main activities.

5. HOw MANY PEOPLE GO tO tHE
CARNIvAL OF BARRANquILLA?
More than 30 thousand people were
ordered to make the carnival, which
enjoyed a total of more than one million
visitors from around the world..

6. wHAt kIND OF MuSIC IS tHERE At
tHE CARNIvAL OF BARRANquILLA?
Music and Dancing The music contains a
mixture of cambia, porro, mapale, gaita,
chandé, puya, fandango, and fantastic
merecumbés. These are examples of
many styles of
Colombian music.

7. wHO IS PERFORMING IN tHE
CARNIvAL OF
BARRANquILLA?
30 events were organized during the
holidays, 16 and 14 in pre carnival.
This year 9 new events were held in
different parts of the city by the
Barranquilla’s Carnival
Foundation.

8. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
Accounts are estimated to fast
the inverted sum of $ 22,500
million or something close to
$ 10 million

9. WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT IT?
Costumes and Dances La Marimonda,
which are hooded figures with long noses,
floppy ears and bright trousers and vests,
is the most popular costume because it is
the only costume that
originated in Barranquilla.
The rest of the costumes
come from European or
African origins.

10. 1)Here it is stated that everyone must enjoy
themselves, dance and party wildly.
2)The carnival queen is chosen at
the end of the previous year.

11. 3)Rehearsals for the carnival start
several weeks before the Carnival

12. 4)Foams in the streets, water and
cornmeal fell in torrents on the faces
and clothing connoisseurs and
pretended not to notice.
5)It is a party that gathers up tradition
based on the creativity of the
Colombian people.