CARNIVAL AROUND THE WORLD

CARNIVAL AROUND THE WORLD 

The carnival is a celebration that takes place immediately before the Christian Lent (which begins with Ash Wednesday), and has a variable date (between February and March depending on the year). Traditionally, it starts on a Thursday (Thursday, Thursday) and ends on the following Tuesday (Tuesday of Carnival). The carnival combines elements such as costumes, groups that sing couplets, parades and street parties. Despite the differences that its celebration presents in the world, its common characteristic is that of being a period of permissiveness and a certain lack of control. In its beginnings, probably with a certain sense of modesty proper to religion, the Carnival was a parade in which the participants wore costumes and wore masks. However, the custom was transforming the celebration to its current form.

Carnival is one of the most important and fun celebrations around the world! Everyone plays in a way that entertains and captures big and small attention.
Here we will see a certain comparison of this celebration with Ecuador, Brazil and Spain.
  

ECUADOR

In Ecuador, the oldest record that prohibited water play was the decree issued by the Congress of 1868.But not only the authorities adopted that measure. It is known that in the seventeenth century the Jesuits exposed the Blessed Sacrament in the church of the Company, during the three days of Carnival, "to avoid water games, very typical of the devil."At that time, the Bishop of the city of Quito threatened excommunication to anyone who played Carnival. He also attributed to this game the main reason for the Píllaro earthquake in 1755.Despite all these prohibitions and threats, the Carnival game continues to this day.According to information from the website goraymi.com, Patricio Sandoval, a researcher at the Ibero-American Institute of Natural and Cultural Heritage (Ipanc), says that the roots of the Ecuadorian Carnival are linked to the indigenous festival of the end of the year or Paucar Huatay, one of the four largest of the year.This means that the Carnival is the culmination of the agricultural cycle and the inauguration of another.He explains that in the Andean areas, for example, it is a community party that strengthens the sense of organization, while the Carnival of the mestizos, in contrast to the indigenous rituals, ends with the beginning of Lent.It also stresses that despite everything, the celebration has the virtue of uniting or chaining people through food, water and songs.The Ecuadorian carnival is very cultural and is celebrated with water, carnival foam, talcum powder or flour to paint the face or any type of plant type paint. The most known place of this celebration is the city of Guaranda, capital of the Bolivar Province, 4 hours from the capital of Ecuador, where they arrive from the same mountain range and the Ecuadorian coast because they are in the middle of the equator. Drink the typical liquor of the area, the "blue bird". There is a parade of allegorical cars, identifying various themes and the majority of comparsas dances the traditional carnival anthem "El carnival de Guaranda".

 

A different celebration is the one that takes place in Ambato land of flowers and fruits, where the characteristic, unlike the rest of Ecuador, are the cultural comparsas, where the parade of floats takes place, decorated with flowers and fruits of the area and delegations from other countries arrive to parade in it. On the coast the celebration in addition to water, foam and balloons also joins the cultural celebrations of the area as in Esmeraldas where international festivals of African-American cultures take place in places like "Calle 8" and Las Palmas Spa. This celebration is very well received by the whole population, so much so that in each of the cities beautiful and cultural shows are offered.

TRADITIONAL FOOD

Llapingachos

  Basically they are roasted tortillas, made of cooked potatoes, crushed. The llapingachos can be served with chorizo, fried egg, peanut sauce, roast beef, lettuce, onions, rice, avocado, pico de gallo, etc. In Ipiales (border town with Ecuador), it is served with fritada (fried pork) and accompanied by lettuce and chili. In the southern part of Ecuador it is served with roast pork, as well as in several cities of its inter-Andean region or Sierra, such as Quito, Latacunga and Riobamba.

 

Churrasco

Although the meat steak of our churrasco is thinner than the most popular versions, it is full of flavor and all the components of this dish actually make it a delicious and satisfying plate of food. This dish of meat can also be prepared with a thin loin steak, for a special occasion. It is also a good option for children, because even the most picky kid can find something that he likes in a churrasco plate. For a healthier version you can replace the fries with beans stew or a more complete salad.

YAHUARLOCRO 

 Yahuarlocro es un plato típico de la gastronomía de Ecuador. Se trata de una sopa a base de papas (un locro), que también contiene panza (estómago), librillo (estómago), hígado y pulmones de borrego, que se acompaña con aguacate, cebollas y sangre de borrego. Este plato es preparado a nivel nacional aunque es preferencial y con más realce en la ciudad de Guayabamba, ciudad cercana a la capital ecuatoriana.
 

TRADITIONAL COSTUMES

The traditional clothes are: the sheep wool poncho, the plank trousers, white hat and a white shirt in the case of men. And in the case of women the baeta and anaco of sheep wool and a white hat.
In the communities, the carnival is celebrated wearing the black breast, this is done exclusively by the young men and children who go through the houses of the communities with their instruments and like the guitar and the charango accompanied by a couplet of the carnival.
 

DANCE AND MUSIC

 In the city it is celebrated dancing in the comparsas where the participants walk the different streets of Guaranda dancing with their typical costumes or also current in this tour participate different communities, dance groups. participants from other provinces and authorities of the city of Guaranda.

So enjoy this, the Ecuadorian humor and representatives

 

BRAZIL

Las celebraciones de carnaval fueron llevadas a Brasil por navegantes españoles y portugueses, donde se mezclaron con la cultura afro-brasileña, adquiriendo su carácter especial, y se asocian con desfiles con carrozas, disfraces, bailes populares y excesos.¹​ A pesar de la inspiración católica, sus orígenes europeos se remontan a una clase de carnaval llamado introito ("entrada" en latín) y entrudo en idioma portugués, que se caracteriza por el juego de tirarse agua de una persona a otra para purificar el cuerpo. El entrudo fue prohibido sin demasiado éxito a mediados del siglo XIX, porque era considerado violento por las clases sociales altas (se dice que algunas personas morían por infecciones y otras enfermedades debido a que algunas veces se lanzaban frutas podridas).
 
Los blocos (bloques), otro nombre para los cordões, son algunas de las actuales representaciones del carnaval popular de Brasil. Están formados por personas que se disfrazan de acuerdo a ciertos temas o celebran el carnaval de forma específica. Las escuelas de samba son verdaderas organizaciones que trabajan todo el año con el objetivo de prepararse para el desfile de carnaval, son especialmente notables los desfiles en el Sambódromo, estadio diseñado por el arquitecto Oscar Niemeyer, en el que unas 70.000 personas se dan cita cada año.

TRADITIONAL FOOD AND MUSIC

These days Brazil is a great party: samba schools, sensual dances, beautiful women and parades that surround the essence of the carnival. However, gastronomy also becomes evident and conquers the palates of the thousands of tourists who arrive in Brazilian territory.Although attention is more focused on other things, Brazilian food is an important part of these celebrations and has in the feijoada its maximum representative. Made with black beans and lots of pork, this dish allows the 'carnival' can be for hours without eating anything. In addition, it is accompanied by citrus fruits that allow its better digestion.
Brazilian fricassee is another typical dish that is eaten during carnivals. It consists of a stew where the food is fried with beaten eggs, and also seasoned with lemon and parsley.During the parades and parades it is common to find salgadinhos (appetizers) such as cassava croquettes (yucca croquettes, made with egg and onion), chicken drumsticks and the traditional cheese bread.
In addition, there are stalls selling different types of meat and sausages in the form of skewers. The cakes and bowls (cakes) are also very common. These have a variety of different shapes and fillings (salty or sweet and can range from fruits to fish, meat, or even extra spicy fillings.
As for the drinks, the caipirinha is inevitable. This typical Brazilian cocktail is made with cachaca (a liqueur made with sugar cane), lemon, crushed and sugar. It is usually presented with straws, since the secret of the caipirinha is to drink the liquid from the bottom of the container, because all the juice of the lime and sugar are placed at the bottom.

Parade of the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro

The Sambadrome of Rio de Janeiro and is undoubtedly the most important moment of the whole carnival, and as such, an experience that every person on the planet should live.The colors, the music, the shapes of the floats and the magic of a night that refuses to be real, combine in seconds that take infinite forms. To live this moment of the carnival is a sensitive heyday. Reality is put to the test by the imagination and we are invited to witness, from a world made of pieces of fantasy, our own history.This parade is broadcast live in different countries, just by watching the show through the screen we can get a little idea of ​​what it means, now imagine to see it live and live. Surprising, right? Think mixing among the Brazilian crowd and even parading with a samba school through the main avenue.
This is the expected moment throughout a year of work by the various samba schools, here they are subjected to a harsh examination by the organizing judges.

 

Spain

In the North, the antroid or entroido in Galicia and the antroxu in Asturias, are related to ancestral pagan traditions of Celtic origin. Peliqueiros and Galician cigars are the modern version of prehistoric shamans with animal masks. In Asturias frixuelos (crêpes) are eaten and comadres day is celebrated, where there is an investment of genres and women take power remembering the traditional matriarchal society of the region.
But perhaps where the carnival in Spain is lived with more intensity is in the South and in the Canary Islands. The main ones are those of Cádiz, in Andalusia, and those of Tenerife and Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. They attract the most public and their festivals are broadcast on national television.
  

Special Activities 

Carnival is hugely popular in Catalonia. It is especially spectacular, with traditions such as merengada - a battle of merengue cakes -, the moixo foguer - a feathered man -, the arrival or arrival of the Carnival King.
Ciudad Rodrigo, just one hour from Salamanca, has one of the most original traditions in Spain. The Carnival of the Bull joins the carnival with the bullfights and bullfighting. Hundreds of people run in front of the bulls in this curious fusion of parties. The encierros on horseback, in which jockeys run alongside the bulls, is a very unique element of this carnival.

Typical Food 

Undoubtedly the star dish of the carnivals are the Horejuelas, known by this name in Castilla y León but have their peers around the entire Spanish geography. Ojuelas, Orejas ... there are many names of this typical sweet and varied ways of doing it, but all have in common that they begin to prepare in costume time.
 
Los Buñuelos is a typical dessert of the All Saints festivity, but in certain parts of Spain they are also prepared for these dates. And, any time is good for some donuts.

CONCLUSION

The carnival is a party, a celebration of the most fun and entertaining that there is in the world so we can see that everyone enjoys it in its own way a clear example and that in Ecuador we disdain more some disorder but with respect, unlike Brazil or Spain that make it visually more attractive and organized.
But always everything done to enjoy this great celebration.

Made By:

Bryan Villamar 2º "C"

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