THE TWO SIDES OF A CULTURAL EXPRESSION

The Carnival is a great tradition, burning Riosuceño identifies different from all the others that are in the world, which perfectly reflects the character and idiosyncrasies of the people that inhabit the region led by the great hill Ingrumá, is human production responds authenticates the history and character of the community that gave it life. All its elements form a carnival culture itself, through which pays tribute to the human creation, the "genius fruitful" in costumes, issue of gangs, dances peasant and urban-rural integration in embodiments designed to show what ours. The carnival manifestations of culture incorporates the four indigenous groups of Riosucio, but also, as required by the people, popular and folk performances authentic Colombian culture in general, which is not currently possible and frequent or parties our country.

It is also a special musical giant in five acts to be representing over six months and whose libretto is written by two years the most skilled and knowledgeable rhymesters ritual, each acting spontaneously, and determining moving inside and artistically by the laws of traditional aesthetics, typical of his people. This means that for each edition of the Carnival the town produced a new booklet with new themes and new and different costumes and songs. But the characteristic inner attitude that encourages those popular writers or "matachin" Riosucio remains unchanged, and has been for over 160 years which unquenchable flame.

The Riosucio carnival is held every two years in odd year, in early January, Friday to Wednesday, so in those days left including the 6 day of the Magi in the Catholic tradition. It is the longest running festival in the world, because its initial stage runs from July, when it occurs Installation Decree Carnival Republic, until December, when performing Treat.

The carnival always has two faces: it is ritual and comedy is cheerful and sad, is praise and protest, is seriously and in jest; matachin are priests and are clowns, the devil king of the party, prohibits and tolerated and is thus glorified and reviled. The mix of cultures which stress influences emerged Riosucio these dichotomies. It is not only the contradictory human character determines what: it is also the syncretism which we will discuss with abundant examples throughout the work.

Although the universal concept involves the notion Carnival integration, or rather chical, social leveling for a few days, it is the case of cities like Barranquilla maintaining a sharp rift between the way it is celebrated in the social clubs of layer high, and that which determines the purely popular tradition in the neighborhoods of the middle and low. Meanwhile Riosuceño Carnival is a party where all social classes are integrated to express in their own way, and this makes it a powerful manifestation authentic and deep.

ACTIVITY 1

-Answer if it is fake or real

a. what characterizes a Riosuceño is Carnival

b. The Riosucio carnival is held every three years

c. At the carnival not only allow specific classes

d. The carnival incorporates cultural manifestations of the four indigenous groups

ACTIVITY 2

- According to point to the correct text:

1. that is what identifies the Riosuceño more:

a. Typical foods and drinks

b. The carnival

c. None of the above

2. The perfection the character and idiosyncrasies of the people who inhabit the region led by:

a. The carnival

b. a culture

c. the great closed Ingrumá

ACTIVITY 3

- Complete the following sentences:

- The carnival always two sides ______ and _________

- All its elements form a _____________________

- The mix of cultures which arose influences Riosucio ______________________

- Riosuceño Carnival is a party where _________________________

- The carnival includes cultural demonstrations, ________________________

ACTIVITY 4

- Answer the following questions

What does it mean for a Riosuceño the carnival?

How long does the carnival?

What is the most important feature of the carnival?

How many years Riosucio carnival?

ACTIVITY 5

Find the following words in the word letter

- Carnival

-Butchers

- Cerro Ingrumá

-wit fruitful

-Diablo

-Culture

-Tradition

-Folklore

-Gangs

-Country-City

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