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Festivities in Colombia

Festivities in Colombia

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English, Geography

2nd - 3rd Grade

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Festivities in Colombia

2nd Grade- Week 7

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​Colombia has 6 regions.

​1. Caribbean

​2. Pacific

​3. Orinoquia

​4. Amazonian

​5. Andean

​6. Insular

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Let's guess the regions by​ listening to the songs

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​Activities on festivities in Colombia

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La Feria de las Flores - Andean Region

  • In Medellin, Antioquia.

  • In the month of August.

  • The central event is the Silleteros Parade.

  • Everyone can display their silletas made with a wide variety of showy flowers.

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Multiple Choice

What is the main element of the parade on La Feria de las Flores?

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The flower silletas

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Theater

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Dances

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Sports

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Wear Costumes

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​Torneo Internacional del Joropo - Orinoquia Region

  • ​In Villavicencio, Meta.

  • In the months of June and July.

  • It is a tribute to the llanera culture where adults and children dance joropo.

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Multiple Choice

What is the most important activity on this festivity?

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Sing

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Theater

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Dance

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Parade

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Wear Costumes

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Barranquilla Carnival - Caribbean Region

  • ​In Barranquilla, Atlantico.

  • From February to March.

  • People dance, wear costumes as animals and characters like the Marimonda, the Monocuco and listen to music in the streets of the city.

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Multiple Choice

Is it important to wear costumes on this festivity?

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True

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False

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Mocoa Carnival - Amazonian Region

  • ​In Mocoa, Putumayo.

  • In January.

  • It has traditions of what the Nariñenses do in the Black and White carnival with the customs of the inhabitants of Mocoa.

  • They dance, sing, wear costumes, and do parades.

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Multiple Choice

What activities DON'T they do on Mocoa carnival?

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Play videogames

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Dance

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Wear Costumes

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Sing

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Do parades

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Currulao Festival - Pacific Region

  • ​In Tumaco, Nariño.

  • In the month of November.

  • It is the meeting place of the Afro-descendant cultures of the Colombian and Ecuadorian Pacific.

  • They do activities such as dances, music of native folklore, theater and bonfires.

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Multiple Choice

Do they make theater on this festivity?

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True

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False

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Green Moon Festival - Insular Region

​In San Andres Islands.

  • In the month of October.

  • This event has the cultural traditions of the African peoples who came to the island in colonial times.

  • There are dances, parades, gastronomic fairs, concerts and sports tournaments.

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Multiple Select

What different activities are done on Green Moon Festival? Choose more than one

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Gastronomic Fairs

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Concerts

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Sports tournaments

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Theater

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Dance

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Multiple Select

Which one would you like to be in? You can choose more than one

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La feria de la flores

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Barranquilla Carnival

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Green Moon Festival

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Torneo Internacional del Joropo

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Currulao Festival

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Open Ended

 What festivity have you been to?

Festivities in Colombia

2nd Grade- Week 7

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