Festivities in Colombia

Festivities in Colombia

2nd Grade- Week 7

​Colombia has 6 regions.

​1. Caribbean

​2. Pacific

​3. Orinoquia

​4. Amazonian

​5. Andean

​6. Insular

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

​Activities on festivities in Colombia

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.

Multiple Choice

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

• The flower silletas

• Theater

• Dances

• Sports

• Wear Costumes

​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.

Multiple Choice

What is the most important activity on this festivity?

• Sing

• Theater

• Dance

• Parade

• Wear Costumes

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.

Multiple Choice

Is it important to wear costumes on this festivity?

• True

• False

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.

Multiple Choice

What activities DON'T they do on Mocoa carnival?

• Play videogames

• Dance

• Wear Costumes

• Sing

• Do parades

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.

Multiple Choice

Do they make theater on this festivity?

• True

• False

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.

Multiple Select

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

• Gastronomic Fairs

• Concerts

• Sports tournaments

• Theater

• Dance

Multiple Select

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

• La feria de la flores

• Barranquilla Carnival

• Green Moon Festival

• Torneo Internacional del Joropo

• Currulao Festival

Open Ended

 What festivity have you been to?