EMPIRE OF MUSIC, DANCE,
THE WATER AND THE FOAM, THE CARNIVAL DAYS OPEN IN THE ROUTINE A
TIME TO FREE YOURSELF TO THE JOY OF CELEBRATING IN COMMUNITY.
CENTURIES OF TRADITION AND MISCELLANEOUS
MYTHS OF ORIGIN SUSTAIN THE CARNIVAL, A FEAST OF CHARACTER
POPULAR AND PAGAN THAT SURVIVES IN DIFFERENT CORNERS OF THE WORLD.
IN LATIN AMERICA IT HAS ITS OWN
MANIFESTATION: CULTURE FROM ACROSS THE OCEAN MIXED WITH
THE CUSTOMS OF THE NATIVE PEOPLES, GIVING RISE TO VARIOUS
WAYS TO CELEBRATE CARNIVAL. THUS, ARGENTINA, A COUNTRY OF
GREAT EXTENSION AND DIVERSE CONFORMATION, CONTAINS SEVERAL OF THESE
EXPRESSIONS.
EL LITORAL. LOW
THE INFLUENCE OF ITS BRAZILIAN NEIGHBORS, IN THIS REGION THE
SEQUINS AND THE FEATHERS OF THE ENERGETIC TROUPES THAT FILL
STREETS AND PARADES OF MUSIC AND DANCE. EVERY YEAR WITH A THEME
DIFFERENT, EACH GROUP CREATES A REPRESENTATIVE AESTHETIC IN COSTUMES
AND CHOREOGRAPHIES THAT THEY MAKE THEMSELVES.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS
PARTY IN THE PROVINCE OF CORRIENTES IS SUCH THAT IT HAS A
TOURIST CORRIDOR WITH 20 TOWNS WHERE THEY ARE DEVELOPED
SHOWS. ITS CAPITAL, NAMED NATIONAL CAPITAL OF CARNIVAL,
RECEIVE THOSE WHO WANT TO ENJOY A REMARKABLE PARADE WITH
VARIETY OF DESIGNS, EMBROIDERY AND FLOATS. THE CITY OF SANTO TOMÉ
IT STANDS OUT FOR ITS MIX OF MAGIC AND FANTASY, WHILE MONTE
CASEROS & NBSP; DISPLAYS LUXURY AND SPLENDOR AT ITS ART CARNIVAL.
IN ENTRE RÍOS, GUALEGUAYCHÚ IS
HEADQUARTERS OF THE LARGEST AND TOURIST CARNIVAL IN THE COUNTRY. RELATED TO
THE STYLE OF RIO (BRAZIL), HAS AN IMPOSING CORSÓDROMO, GREAT
OPEN-AIR STAGE THAT WELCOMES 35,000 SPECTATORS. A PARTY
TO DANCE TO THE RHYTHM OF BATUCADAS, BE DAZZLED BY THE COSTUMES OF
FANTASY AND ADMIRE THE IMPOSING FLOATS THAT CARRY FAMOUS
CELEBRITIES, IN A COMPETITION OF MAJESTY.
THE NORTHWEST. WITH
A MORE COMMON MARK TO THE CELEBRATIONS OF THE ANDEAN REGION, THE
CARNIVAL OF THE PUNA AND QUEBRADA DE HUMAHUACA MAINTAINS ITS ROOTS
OF THEIR ORIGINAL CULTURE. THE CELEBRATIONS OF LA
FERTILITY OF THE LAND SE
MERGED WITH THE TRADITIONS BROUGHT BY THE SPANISH AT THE TIME
OF CONQUEST. UNDER THIS SYNCRETISM, THE UNEARTHING OF THE
DEVIL WORSHIP P ACHAMAMA
("MOTHER EARTH") AND THE PROCESSIONS OF THE VIRGIN.
THE CARNIVAL OF HUMAHUACA (JUJUY)
IT IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS AND ATTRACTS MANY TOURISTS. FOR EIGHT DAYS
BRIGHTLY COLORED SUITS REIGN, VERY ELABORATE COSTUMES,
ANIMAL MASKS, FLAGS AND SONGS. & NBSP;
THE DEVIL COSTUME CANNOT
LACK. DRESSED IN RED, SEQUINS, MIRRORS AND BELLS, THIS
FIGURE SYMBOLIZES CARNIVAL. EVERY YEAR IT IS "UNEARTHED"
OF A CAIRN AT THE HEIGHT OR AT THE FOOT OF A HILL, INAUGURATING THIS
PARTY PERIOD IN WHICH "ANYTHING GOES". THIS ALL HAPPENS AT
SOUND OF TYPICAL ANDEAN SONGS AND INSTRUMENTS, AND THE
FUNDAMENTAL INGREDIENT THAT CHARACTERIZES THIS CELEBRATION: THE
PARTICIPATION OF PEOPLE WHO THROW AND RECEIVE STREAMERS, WATER AND
FLOUR OR TALC.
BUENOS AIRES. HERE
THE CARNIVAL WAS BORN FROM THE MIXTURE OF THE SPANISH LEGACY AND THE RHYTHMS
AFRICAN BLACK SLAVES. THAT COMBINATION IS REFLECTED TODAY IN
THE EXPRESSION OF BIG DRUMS, CYMBALS AND A SINGULAR DANCE THAT SHOOTS
LEGS AND ARMS IN THE AIR. & NBSP;
THE ENDS
OF WEEK AND THE HOLIDAYS OF CARNIVAL, AT NIGHT, THE NEIGHBORHOODS
THEY CUT SOME OF ITS STREETS. THE COSTUMES, NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS WITH
COSTUMES OF DISTINCTIVE COLORS, DANCE ON THE ASPHALT WEARING
GALLEYS AND POLES. THE SINGERS GET ON A STAGE
SPECIALLY SET UP TO SING PROTEST SONGS AND HUMOR. THE
PEOPLE SURROUND THEM, WHILE FLYING CONFETTI, WATER AND FOAM.