1. School name: Escuela Normal Superior Del Distrito De
Barranquilla
Educational Level: Basic primary
Grade: 5 grade
Teacher training: Albeiro Fernandez Moreno
Advisory teacher: Analida Carvajal
Knowledge area: English
Issue: Carnival of Barranquilla
Theme generator: Holiday world
Actievements: the purpose is to get students to learn about the
culture Barranquilla which is reflected in the carnival. and a
sample of this are the dances and music.

2.  Conceptual Reference: The Carnival of Barranquilla is the most important
holiday of Barranquilla and one of the most renowned in the world. More than
a million and half people, including locals and visitors annually participate in
the festival, which takes place from Saturday through Tuesday before Ash
Wednesday, usually in February and sometimes early March . Has a tradition of
over a hundred years. The carnival season begins the second Saturday of
January, when public holidays begin and festivities, however, other activities
directly related to the carnival happen for most of year.1
Carnival is a cultural event which express and represent all cultural varieties of
the Caribbean Coast, it unleashes the folklore of the region, the most diverse
local cultural events, music and dancing. It is, undoubtedly, the most
representative of the city, an entertainment area that annually attracts locals
and visitors. Therefore, the renowned broadcaster and journalist Marco Pérez
Caicedo, said: "He died Pindanga, what mourning or what the hell, long live
the carnival!".
For its variety and cultural wealth, the Carnival of Barranquilla has won two
major awards: "Cultural Heritage of the Nation ', in a statement issued by the
National Congress of Colombia on November 26, 2001, and" Masterpiece of
Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ', granted by UNESCO in Paris on
November 7, 2003.