Barranquilla Carnival
barranquilla carnival spanish carnaval de barranquilla one colombia important folkloric celebration one biggest carnival world carnival tradition date back th century four day lent barranquilla deck receive national foreign tourist join together city inhabitant enjoy four day intense festivity carnival barranquilla normal activity put aside city get busy street dance musical masquerade parade carnival barranquilla includes dance spanish paleo african congo indigenous mouse mica many style colombian music also performed prominently cumbia instrument include drum wind ensemble carnival barranquilla proclaimed cultural masterpiece nation colombia national congress also unesco paris november declared one masterpiece oral intangible heritage humanity olga lucia rodriguez carnival queen year carnival start saturday ash wednesday battle flower la batalla de flores considered one main activity great parade la gran parada sunday monday marked orchestra festival caribbean latin band tuesday signal end carnival announced burial joselito carnaval mourned everyone slogan barranquilla carnival live enjoy quien lo vive e quien lo goza little known exactly carnival began many theory popular belief carnival welcoming spring celebration birth renewal carnival originates combination pagan ceremony catholic belief ethnic diversity mixture european african indian tradition dance music first holiday slave grew celebration region local belief date back seven century known great deal tradition brought america spanish portuguese first notable date carnival history figure known king momo appeared documented history carnival first known battle flower recorded apparently recover long lost carnival tradition fifteen year later first barranquilla carnival queen chosen preside festivity carnival later institutionalised year followed carnival grew tradition including integration great parade king momo emerged one main character first president carnival first board director elected first battle flower parade spanish batalla de la flores due heriberto bengoecheas initiative order recover carnival tradition previous year well celebrate end one thousand day war spanish guerra de los mil dia alicia lafaurie roncallo elected first carnival queen carnival institutionalised since queen contest cancelled previous year great parade event introduced take place second day carnival usually sunday orchestra festival created musical competition ranging various genre first guacherna took place due esther foreros initiative guacherna celebrated previous week friday carnival formally start carnival declared national culture heritage colombian senate carnival proclaimed unesco november one masterpiece oral intangible heritage humanity festivity presided carnival queen momo king elected previous year start nonofficially new year eve precarnival event begin officially lectura del bando reading carnival proclamation followed la toma de la ciudad taking city crowning carnival queen momo king child parade gay parade finally la guacherna nocturnal parade regarded important precarnival event reading carnival proclamation one important precarnival event officially mark beginning precarnivals act take place traditionally la paz square current barranquilla mayor symbolically grant key city carnival queen hence ceding power long carnival season last proclamation may seen decree divided paragraph explains permitted forbidden attendant period celebration paragraph includes recent gripping happening city incentivise revelry read publicly queen folkloric act accompanied momo king child king display folkloric dance group coronation event new carnival queen held thursday preceding battle flower parade show previous carnival queen crown current carnival queen amid party full dancing music currently held romelio martinez stadium nevertheless crowning act date back first carnival queen alicia lafaurie roncallo crowned disappeared barranquilla club ever since tradition electing carnival queen among upperclass young woman city preside festivity maintained made commonplace see read hear crown rotated among family gerlein donado vengoechea lafaurie abuchaibe tradition mainly large part spending instance related attire worn queen crowning paid queen family undoubtedly criticised since nonupperclass young woman cannot aspire hold queen title due astronomically high sum money cost carnival queen nevertheless according official call statement candidate crowned carnival queen one showing excellent dancing skill charisma carnival spirit member carnival board privately meet annually elect queen six month beginning carnival show marathon dancing style become demanding test carnival queen time carnival queen demonstrate dancing skill gracefully dancing myriad musical genre cumbia salsa merengue champeta mapalé etc show accompanied member important dancing group participating carnival national international singer dominican juan luis guerra made part carnival also event official song carnival queen presented way carnival queen usually selected october enough time prepare carnival desfile del carnaval de los niños parade child school community dancing group participate well child king parade minifloats adapted size child seen la guacherna nocturnal parade considered important precarnival event take place previous week friday beginning carnival many folkloric group cumbiambas tamboras disguise light candle people holding color lantern participate la guacherna unofficially started early beginning th century barrio abajo beginning precarnival day people used call others playing guache percussion instrument producing similar sound maraca signal commencement dancing accompanied tamboras flauta de millo well candle illuminate night making surrounding people joyful tradition recovered thanks music composer esthercita foreros initiative along alicia de andréis achieved make carnival board introduce carnival program parade exist formally year named la guacherna creator esther forero idea bringing nocturnal parade barranquilla carnival date back night esther forero nocturnal parade santiago de cuba prompting ask around among folklorists following day hence learning parade named la conga parade came existence many small group gathering across santiago de cuba province time remembered city barranquilla nocturnal parade carnival therefore soon came back city decided achieve bring similar parade named la guacherna – name originated memory back childhood cumbia group would go street rehearse rhythm surrounding people would say guacherna passing short great nocturnal parade created still exists great brightly nocturnal parade insignia song date merengue song name la guacherna composition esthercita forero whose known version dominican milly quezada carnival celebrated four day ash wednesday people party widely wear disguise act fun lack inhibition time barranquilla people foreigner coming city submerse collective joy drinking dancing saturday ash wednesday first full day carnival activity celebration start firmly battle flower important expected event great parade float headed carnival queen followed folkloric group disguise cumbia group dancing group winner last carnival competition local version pasadena rose parade united state battle flower oldest parade carried barranquilla carnival organised first time general heriberto arturo vengoecheas initiative general looking way celebrate end long thousand day war claimed thousand life event carnival resumed suspended since initially battle flower stroll along old camellón abello paseo de bolívar opened two group people formed member rich family carriage decorated flower historian chronicler alfredo de la espriella described first battle flower game two group people got confronted shooting flower plastic party streamer confetti along course extending mile battle finished peace gesture group reconciled went celebrate emiliano vengoeachea theatre success battle repeated next year taking place along highway since taken place along olaya herrera avenue rd street bolivar boulevard float equipped loudspeaker boarded international national singer invite spectator celebrate dance although spectator accommodated palcos box watch spectacle used watch foot important event carried day great tradition folklore parade gran parada de tradición folclore parade commonly called great parade carried second day carnival introduced traditional folkloric group cumbia group dancing group participate also take place along vía avenue float participating parade show dance music traditional essence since float neither high loudspeaker present year around dancing group counted participant dancing group participating parade one called popular dancing group caimán cienaguero negritas puloy others devil harlequin music also therefore show conservative facet cumbias chandés – associated garabato dancing group fandango associated marimondas dancing group musical genre heard third day carnival two important event carried day great fantasy parade orchestra festival great fantasy parade therefore show innovating choreographic mixture fluctuating traditional local international blending international rhythm samba salsa reggaeton champeta electronic music local one cumbia porro mapalé merecumbé event attracts renewing proposal searching space carnival success fantasy dancing group could renewing meaning carnival enriching helping development time parade become one attended event carnival orchestra festival concert featuring many national international musical ensemble created normally start early monday afternoon lasting early tuesday morning festival participating musical ensemble compete coveted award called congo de oro different category rule musical ensemble perform three song least one dedicated content city barranquilla event currently take place romelio martínez stadium following category musical ensemble vie obtaining congo de oro prize tropical generic term referring musical ensemble popular orchestra format folkloric format perform typical musical genre caribbean region barranquilla carnival cumbia porro fandango chalupa mapalé others vallenato term referring musical ensemble performing vallenato many variation paseo son merengue puya new trending one played accordion caja guacharaca main instrument salsa term referring musical ensemble performing diverse west indian musical genre son cubano son montuno pachanga guaguancó boogaloo bomba plenum mambo chachachá latin jazz others merengue term referring musical ensemble performing musical genre coming dominican republic caribbean merengue house ragga others urban music term referring musical ensemble performing new style urban music champeta reggaetón hip hop rap dancehall others rescuing generic term referring musical ensemble performing typical folkloric music cumbia porro fandango chalupa mapalé others likewise special prize given best instrumentalist best singer contest fourth last day carnival marked death joselito carnaval mark conclusion festivity closing salvo event burial joselito carnaval held citywide local counterpart popular spanish tradition entierro de la sardina performed spain close carnival day many funny burial litotes carried across city character symbolises joy carnival said character resuscitates carnival saturday dy last day tired drunken revived next carnival way thousand barranquilla person go street cry deceased playacting joselito carnaval may either real person dummy used transported either within coffin stretch decorated flower surrounded cry widow – cry widow may men disguised woman – addition widow may seen character priest orphan uncertain character origin since barranquilla carnaval foundation hold joselito se va con la cenizas contest encourage group join celebration best portrayal day well winning cast awarded long day event official group mourner includes current carnival queen princess march first community mourner performance presented panel judge night jocose meeting celebrated either abajo neighborhood la paz square litany simple verse characteristic intonation recited aim making either comment critique current affair main venue carnival vía industrial avenue battle flower saturday great parade sunday great fantasy parade monday take place venue road king momo parade road guacherna romelio martínez stadium orchestra festival queen crowning la paz square proclamation reading well verbena closed dancing room featuring live music ticket must bought accessing parade viewed free good idea buy ticket one bleacher seat better view open freeaccess space people dance eat enjoy different activity verbena presumed appeared early beginning th century surprisevisiting residence friend common activity surprisevisits assumed completely without hesitation owner residence rendezvous point making party carnival dancing encounter commonplace middleupper upper class spread activity official appearance dancing room hosted nightclubes hotel popular verbena el bambú olaya neighborhood polvorín san josé neighborhood pleno sol la unión neighborhood la gustadera la nieves neighborhood la puya loca los pinos neighborhood semiopen free access room people met dance enjoy particular curious name came fact people used leave donkey tied post outside room entering music consists mixture cumbia porro mapale gaita chandé puya fandango fantastic merecumbés example many style colombian music party gather tradition based creativity colombian people expressed lot form dancing music donning different costume diversity give character unique unrivalled party people main protagonist every dance every folkloric group every custome play different role make best show earth barranquilla carnival multicultural diverse rich different cultural expression traditional dance choreographic dance comparsas form live music choreography creativity dance expressed comedy like litany traditional folkloric popular theater traditional group sing group individual collective structural dramatic marimondas hooded figure long nose floppy ear bright trouser vest popular costume character appears like monkey mixed elephant dressed bright color traditional costume el garabato el africano drácula el torito el congo el monocuco los cabezones la muñeconas el tigrillo costume represents something originated authenticity based costume around world mostly colombian root meaning barranquilleros specially carnival dance la cumbia el garabato el son de negro el congo el mapalé el caiman el paloteo el gusano la farotas de relacion la pilanderas cumbia good example fusion indian black white element simulates couple courting characterized elegance subtle movement woman hip rhythm drum accordion maraca flute another main dance garabato represents mystical battle life death congo represents african tradition movement also memory slavery america – alicia lafaurie roncallo – dilia baena lavalle – paulina sojo – director weekly queen – rosita lafaurie – toña vengoechea vives – isabel elvira sojo – sarita roncallo – olga heilbron tavera – rebeca donado ucrós – josefina vives ballestas – consejo de regencia – queen elected – alicia falquez grau – josefina osio – town captain elected – lolita obregón benjumea – carmiña navarro donado – niní munárriz steffens – judith blanco de andréis – tica manotas rodríguez – ana maría emiliani – paulina carbonell villalba gloria rocaniz fuenmayor captain single married dance appearance – leonor gonzález mccausland – edith munárriz steffens – cecilia gómez nigrinis – gladys rosanía – carolina manotas – adelina segovia – lucía ruiz armenta – carmiña moreno vengoechea – margarita angulo – vilma escolar nieto – marvel luz moreno – lilia arévalo duncan – edith ulloque – julieta devi pereira – martha ligia restrepo – carmen vergara vengoechea – lucy abuchaibe – josefina martínez armenta – martha luz vásquez – rocío garcía bossa – luz elena restrepo – ligia salcedo – clarissa lafaurie – margarita rosa donado – fedora escolar – vicky de andréis – regina margarita sojo – katia gonzález ripoll – nohora aduén lafaurie – patricia abello marino – thelma garcía méndez quit – esther tey cecilia cadena buitrago – ana maría donado – silvana gonzález martelo – mireya caballero – luz maria rincón pérez – flavia santoro – luz marina atehortúa – silvia tcherassi – maribel fernández de castro – margarita gerlein villa – laura char carson – maría josé vengoechea devi – liliana gerlein villa – brigitte abuchaibe – claudia dangond lacouture – danitza abuchaibe costa – katia nule marino – maría cecilia donado garcía – maría alicia gerlein arana – liliana hoyos sánchez – julia carolina de la rosa valiente – claudia patricia guzmán certain – ilse margarita cuello gieseken – maría gabriela diago garcía – margarita lora gerlein – olga lucía rodríguez pérez – kathy flesch guinovart – maría isabel dávila clavijo – daniella donado visbal – angie de la cruz yepes – marianna schlegel donado – giselle marie lacouture paccini – marcela dávila márquez – andrea jaramillo char – daniela cepeda tarud – maría margarita diazgranados gerlein – cristina felfle fernández de castro – marcela garcía caballero – stephanie fefi mendoza – valeria abuchaibe rosales – carolina segebre abudinen – isabella chams vega – carnival covid – valeria charris salcedo – natalia de castro gonzález – melisa cure carnival colombia festival colombia masterpiece oral intangible heritage humanity unesco intangible cultural heritage list rijeka carnival medium related carnaval de barranquilla wikimedia common barranquilla carnival official website barranquilla carnaval picture video hotel information joselito carnaval archived wayback machine battle color carnival photo series barranquilla carnival colorful carnival world cultura de barranquilla carnavales de barranquilla unesco listing