Pretend that you live in a Spanish-speaking country but write a blog in English for your American friends. Write a blog entry (post it as a comment to this entry) about the Carnaval celebration that just took place in your town. Be sure to include where, what, when, why, and how. Describe more than just what you saw; include at least 3 of the 5 senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste). Since I will need to approve all comments, your comment will not appear until after Tuesday.
2/17/10
ReplyDeleteDear Chris,
We just had our annual Carnaval celebration here in Mexico! It was yesterday. The fireworks were amazing! Hearing the loud bangs and pops... it was incredible. And the vejigantes...they were hilarious, going around and hitting people in the crowd with balloons filled with rice. We ate a lot of beef and pork so that we could get rid of it before Lent. My favorite was the porkchops my grandfather made. They were tender and juicy. The costumes this year were so elaborate. there was one girl dressed in a thin dress covered in sequins and feathers with a collar on it that looked like a peacock tail..it was really cool looking. And then the king of ugliness... he was hideous! Not in actuality, but his costume was disgusting...it was really funny. I had a lot of fun riding on the floats and breaking the eggs. It was an amazing celebration this year.
I hope you can go to a Carnaval celebration sometime....
Sincerely,
Nati
Dear Juan,
ReplyDeleteIn my town, we recently had a carnival celebration.Carnival is a tradition done by catholics were they fast from meat or some other cherised thing for the 40 days before easter. There were floats, fireworks and cascarones. You could smell the burning fuse of the fireworks as they lit up the skys for our eyes to see. You could also feel a small ballon hit you by a Vejigante who wore colorful masks and acted like mischevious devils. This took place at the firehouse up the street in Dunkirk, they had out banners that said Mardi-Gras and welcomed everyone attending. This took place several days before lent began, they were so much fun. The Mardi-Gras celebration was both a fun and intresting way to get in touch with carnival.
Today, there was a big Carnaval celebration here in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There were many floats and people in very extravagant costumes. Everywhere I looked my eyes were filled with color, sequins, and flashy clothes. Music filled the air as the different aromas of the food filled my nostrils. It was very loud and exciting, the crowd very boisterous and music blaring everywhere I went. Everyone was definately into the celebration and having a lot of fun, as was I.
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