viernes, 20 de abril de 2007

carnival



Carnival

Probably the most celebrated event of them all, carnival takes place during the month of February, forty days before Good Friday. Carnival has existed in Venezuela since the colonial period and was mach celebrated in Caracas today, however, carnival has lost its importance in the mayor cites and is taken more seriously in the coastal towns and other provinces especially in EL CALLAO.
El Callao was founded in 1853 with the name of caratal. It is a town of multicultural history, where many Europeans would try their luck in their search of gold and other vast riches this are offered. It was the mixture of Englishmen, Americans and Frenchmen and their cultures that brought as a consequence the version of carnival that is celebrated in this town. Carnival become a moment in with people could forget their racial, and social differences. The blacks that were brought to the country as slaves have contributed enormously to this festival, since this was also an opportunity for them not to be belittled, and they could behave any way they wished, and pray any way they wanted.
By 1925 the people of el Callao treated this festivity as an important event in their yearly calendar and preparations began early. Costumes were ordered from an English shop called well dons which arrived in great bulk trough the postal system of Ciudad Bolivar. Funnily enough, it was the blacks of el Callao that would order these costumes, as they liked for this event because of the proximity of the Caribbean islands, traditions such as the calypso from Trinidad and the laborious dresses of the women of Guadalupe and Martinique became part of the show as well.

1 comentario:

mariana dijo...

hi¡ this very pretty what you said
on the very colorful carnival this
suige thus