Learning activity 1

Evidence: Take a break

Select a celebration around the world and describe it according to the format.
Include images to illustrate your ideas. You can find and example in Introductory
material section 1. Describing celebrations and special occasions around the
world. You have to make your description in minimum 250 words.

Aspects Description Image

What it is It is a carnaval that marks
celebrated. the beginning of Lent, the
forty day period before
Easter.

Where and It is one of the biggest

when it is shows in America and one
celebrated. of the biggest
manifestations of Rio's
culture, which fills the
streets of the city with
music and color for a week
and which has its climax in
the spectacular parade of
the Samba Schools It takes
place in the Sambadrome. It
takes place between Friday
afternoon and Ash
Wednesday at noon.
What people They wear costumes.
wear.  One of the most
striking aspects of
the samba dance is
the costume of its
dancers, which
stands out for its
bright colors and its
diminutive design. It
is a two-piece bikini
adorned with stones,
fringes and sequins,
gives sensuality and
exuberance to
dance. However, the
thong must measure
at least 4
centimeters.
 The options are
varied in terms of
samba costumes for
men. They usually
wear bare chests
and cool pants.
Others, accompany
the theme of the
Samba School they
represent, and wear
Indian "loincloths"
with glitters and
feathers.
What people They parade in the floats
do. and where all the admirers
of the carnival of Rio de
Janeiro gather.
 Why it is a The biggest parade in the
special world. Carnival is the most
celebration. famous festival in Brazil
and has become a huge
event.
The carnival celebrations
were brought to Brazil by
Spanish, Portuguese, and
Dutch sailors where they
mixed with the Afro-
Brazilian culture, acquiring
their special character, and
are associated with
parades with floats,
costumes, popular dances
and excesses. Catholic
inspiration, its European
origins go back to a kind of
carnival called introito
("entrance" in Latin) and
entrudo in Portuguese
language, which is
characterized by the game
of throwing water from one
person to another to purify
the body. Entrust was
banned without much
success in the mid-
nineteenth century,
because it was considered
violent by the upper social
classes (it is said that some
people died from infections
and other diseases
because rotten fruits were
sometimes thrown).

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Criterios de evaluación
Describe celebraciones con la estructura y el vocabulario requeridos.