Our Carnival Barranquilla...

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Barranquilla's Carnaval (Spanish: Carnaval de Barranquilla) is Colombias's most important folklore celebration. It is one of the biggest canivals in world, after Rio de Janeiro. The carnivalhas traditions that date back to the 19th century. 

The queen of the carnival is chosen in October of the previous year so that she can prepare herself for the demanding carnival schedule. Another important character who must be chosen is King Momo. 

The Carnival starts on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday with the Flower Battle, which is considered one of the main activities. Then, The Great Parade on Sunday and Monday is marked by an Orchestra Festival with Caribbean and Latin bands. Tuesday signals the end of the carnival, announced by the burial of Joselito Carvajal, who is mourned by everyone.

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Dance of the doodle: The Doodle Dance is a dance of Spanish origin, which caricaturesa clash between life and death. The word "doodle"comes from thename given to wooden pole with a hook at one end, which has hungribbons of red, yellow and green (colors of the flag of Barranquilla),and bearing the male members dance. It is said that Doodle is usedto end with the  death of a challenge.

                                               

Dance of Marimonda: is said to be a mockery of corrupt state officials. The costumeactually consists of trousers, long sleeve shirt, tie, sweater or vest,and a mask made ​​with a kind of cloth bag with three holes, linedwith fabric tubes filled with a long nose, like a member virile, andears like those of elephants, with colored shapes. This costumeshould always be accompanied by a whistle, rubber, known as "peapea", which serves to express intemperate sound waste and the joy that is disguised as marimonda. Well known is the sayingBarranquilla: "It is nothing but the disguise of marimonda the jumpsyou have to give.

                                           

Some of the characters and traditional costumes and arerepresentative of the Barranquilla Carnival:

La Reina del Carnaval El Rey Momo La Reina Popular María Moñitos La Loca La Danza del Garabato Los grupos de letanías Las cumbiambas La Reina Gay La negrita Puloy El Descabezado El Africano Drácula La Marimonda El Torito El Congo El Monocuco Los Cabezones Las Muñeconas El Tigrillo

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