This carnival is the most importat on Colombia's south it is done in the city of "Pasto" it celebrates from 2 untill 7 of january each year.
2 of January: colonies parade, in this parade all the mucicipalities of nariño show the cultural abundance on their places.
3 of january: The carnavalito, in this day there is a parade made by childre showing their imagination and their love with their territory.
4 of january: Family Catañeda, on this day the Catañeda family arrive and represents all the communities that came to colombia and help to change the aspects of life in here.
5 of january: Day of blacks, on this day the people use black paint and others materials to paint themselves of black.
6 of january: Day of whites, on this day the people us powder to paint themselves of white.
Barranquilla's Carnival
The Carnivla of Barranquilla has it's remte origin on a carnival that came to America from Spain. From there it comes the desire of renovating and changing similar to trhe one that inspired this holiday on Europe.The first Carnival celebrated in the city lost in history more tha one century ago When Barranquilla was a small town.The people celebrated The Barranquilla Carnival, its always so naive, funny, playful and above all healthy, have allowed the retention of a tradition that goes back three centuries.
The Carnival festivities, of European origin, were introduced to
America by the Spanish and Portuguese people. The history of Barranquilla are coming
in the celebration that took place in Cartagena de Indias, in colonial times,
as party slaves appeared around that time blacks in the streets with typical
instruments and special costumes, dancing and singing.
The traditional novena of La Candelaria, in Cartagena de Indias,
framed in sumptuous dances in the eighteenth century a holiday granted to
blacks brought from Africa muzzles. These parties are
the main source of Barranquilla Carnival dances.
