SUMARRY:
This news, written by Caryn Anderson, is about the
amazing carnivals of Brazil, specifically she writes
about the history of this festival and, then, she explains the most
important Carnivals in Brazil, which are in Rio de Janeiro, Bahia and
Pernambuco.
Lent is the 46-day
period observed primarily by Roman Catholics in preparation for Easter. So that’s
why carnival began in the 1830 as a continuation of the Portuguese tradition of
celebrating on the day before Lent begins. Over the
years, people have introduced more festive elements as a street musicians,
street performances, dancing, floats, food and beverages. So, as I said before,
the writer explains the most important carnivals of Brazil: Rio de
Janeiro, Bahia and Pernambuco.
Rio de Janeiro, which
has been the most well-known carnival, is characterized by being the largest,
since it has more than 100 block parades, and because it is heavily influenced
by the favelas, the poorest neighborhoods in the city. The celebration is the
culmination of months of preparation.
Bahia is
characterized because they incorporates its population's African influences,
considering that it integrates reggae and traditional African rhythms with
traditional samba music and dancing.
Pernambuco also features African influences in its Carnival, but it stands out
for their large parades and street
dancing begin one week before Carnival begins, ending on Ash Wednesday.
MY OPINION:
Our country is
strongly influenced by the celebration of Brazilian carnivals. So, this weekend
some villages started to celebrate this festival. In my point of view, this
type of festival is the funniest one of the year because we can wear whatever
we want, besides we make awesome floats and we celebrate it wandering around
the city.
Apart from all this
positive aspects of Carnival, Nowadays some people celebrate it abusing alcohol and other drugs. I think that drinking a
little is not bad, but some people have to control oneself because the funniest
thing of partying with friends and having fun is remembering it everything the
next day.
WORDS I DIDN’T KNOW:
1.
Indulging.
2.
Lent.
3.
Ash.
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