3.  INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION  BARRANQUILLA´S CARNIVAL BARRANQUILLA´S CARNIVAL  MUSIC AND DANCING MUSIC AND DANCING  SCHEDULE SCHEDULE  HISTORY HISTORY

4. A million and half people # PEOPLE PARTICIPATE Saturday throgh Tuesday before ash Wednwsday But season begins teh second Saturday of January DATE Cultural event Express and represent all cultural varietis Folklore region The most diverse local cultural events Its the most representative of the city WHAT`S CARNIVAL

5. AWARS For its variety and cultural wealth, the Carnival of Barranquilla has won two major awards: "Cultural Heritage of the Nation ', in a statement issued 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.

6. Barranquilla's Carnaval (Spanish: Carnaval de Barranquilla) is a carnival with traditions that date back to the 19th century. During the carnival the city of Barranquilla's normal activities are paralyzed because the city gets busy with street dances, musical and masquerade parades. Barranquilla's Carnival is reputed for being second in size to Rio´s It takes place for four days preceding Ash Wednesday.

7. The Barranquilla Carnival includes dances like the Spanish paloteo, African Congo and indigenous mico y micas. Many styles of Colombian music are also performed, most prominently cumbia, and instruments include drums and wind ensembles. The Carnival of Barranquilla was proclaimed by UNESCO, in November 2003, as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, during Olga Lucia Rodriquez carnival queen year.

8. The music contains a mixture of cumbia, porro, mapale, gaita, chandé, puya, fandango, and fantastic merecumbés. These are examples of many styles of Colombian music The Carnaval of Barranquilla is unique because of its cultural diversity and because it is a party where the people are the main protagonists. Every dance, every folkloric group, and every custom play different roles to make the party the best show on earth. It is a party that gathers up tradition based on the creativity of the Colombian people, and it is expressed by various forms of dancing, by means of music, by different forms of art works, by the wearing of different costumes, and by the way of celebrating. The Carnaval of Barranquilla is multicultural, diverse, and rich in different cultural expressions. Its dancing and dancing expressions, just like its music, is gathered from every city of the Caribbean part of Colombia. MUSIC AND DANCING

9. The Carnaval's diversity can be categorized in seven different blocks: Traditional dances or folkloric dances; dances relation or manifestation dances; special dances or choreographic dances; Comparsas (a form of live music), with which the choreography of mmm dances and creativity of dances are expressed; Comedies, which are traditional and folkloric popular theater, where oral expression is its primary characteristic; Litany, which are traditional groups that sing along a choir; and last but not least the customs. These can be individual, or collectives, structural, and dramatic.

14. 1888: King Momo emerges as one of the main characters 1899: The first president of the carnival is appointed. 1903: The first Battle of Flowers parade (Spanish: Batalla de las Flores) takes place. 1918: The first beauty queen of the carnival is elected. The queen is the person in charge of hosting the carnival's ceremonies

15. 1967: The first Great Parade takes place and takes place on the second day of the carnival, usually on Sundays. 1974: The first Guacherna takes place, the evento had the purpose of rescueing lost traditions of Cumbia and drums. Guachernas are celebrated in the suburbs (barrios). 2003: 2003: The Carnival of Barranquilla was proclaimed by UNESCO as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity