Martes, 11 de marzo: carnaval y cabalgatas

Next Tuesday we are going to learn about the carnival (carnaval, in Spanish), a tradition that precedes Lent in many Latin cultures.

Some of the world's most famous carnival celebrations include the one in Venice (Italy) the one in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain:) and, of course, the one in Rio (Brazil).

Below you can watch two videos about the carnival in the Canary Islands.  The first one shows clips of the Las Palmas children's parade (cabalgata), the second one is about the work involved in the design of the elaborate dresses for the selection of the Reina del Carnaval de Tenerife  (the Tenerife Carnival Queen).

Please, in preparation for class try to find out where the Canary Islands and  the cities of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria are in a map (clue: Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Morocco)

See you!

Carnaval infantil de Tenerife

Reina del Carnaval de Tenerife