Barranquilla Carnival

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BARRANQUILLA CARNIVAL

Barranquilla's Carnaval (Spanish: Carnaval de Barranquilla) is Colombia's most important folklorecelebration. It is one of the biggest carnivals in the world, after Rio de Janeiro. The carnival has traditions that date back to the 19th century. Forty days before Holy Week, Barranquilla decks itself out to receive national and foreign tourists, and join together with the city's inhabitants to enjoy four days of intense festivities. During the carnival Barranquilla's normal activities are paralyzed because the city gets busy with street dances, musical and masquerade parades. Barranquilla´s Carnival includes dances like the Spanish paloteo, African congoand indigenous mico y micas. Many styles of Colombian music are also performed, most prominently cumbia, and instruments include drums and wind ensembles

the battle of flowers.The Battle of Flowers is the most important festivalof the Cantabrian town of Laredo, Spain. Held thelast Friday in August from the year 1908 anddeclared of National Tourist Interest since 1965. A procession of floats whose frames are decoratedwith flowers and natural petals, forming allegorical,during which a jury returns a classificationdesignating one as the winner. Throughout the dayare organized in the village pejina street markets,and several bands and brass bands play musicthroughout the city, culminating with a fireworksdisplayed over the bay where the town is nestled.Is a party that since its inception has been noted for its brilliant combination of entertainment andartistic reasons.









Parade Parade


The next day, Sunday Carnival Parade takes placeon the parade, featuring the popular dances Torito,the scribbly, that of pilanderas and cumbia, dancein which they fuse elements of indigenous, blackand white .

La cumbia simulates the courtship of a pair, characterized by elegance and subtle hip movements of women, to the sound of drums andflute million.

Accordion Festival Orchestraand

"Congo de Oro" is the prize for musical quality andeffort that are competing categories of Lo Nuestro,Tropical music, salsa and merengue and vallenato.In the latter usually involving a small number of clusters.

The Festival of Orchestras is a sign of loyaltybarranquilleros its artists and good music, whereartists like Sergio Vargas, Oscar De Leon, JoeArroyo and Juan Carlos Coronel traditionallyinvolved but not fill.

Joselito's ashes will

In the Barrio Abajo, surrounded by his princes and lots of carnival, the Queen dressed in black,weeping and fires Joselito Carnaval, symbolizing the end of the festivities immediately, the curtain falls on this great rumba Barranquilla.