https://padlet.com/2021leahl/60ur66z9aqqj en-us 2017-04-04 15:48:38 UTC 2017-04-25 16:05:11 UTC hello@padlet.com 2021leahl https://padlet.com/2021leahl/60ur66z9aqqj/wish/164653245 -Portuguese explorers brought over African Slaves and Catholicism
-celebrates beginning of Lent 40 days before Catholic tradition of Easter, when God rose again on the third day

]]> 2017-04-04 15:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/2021leahl/60ur66z9aqqj/wish/164653245 2021leahl https://padlet.com/2021leahl/60ur66z9aqqj/wish/164656842 Compare
-Catholic celebration
-floats and parties
-colorful costumes
Contrast
-Brazil has African,Portuguese,and Native American
-Puerto Rico has
African,Spanish and caribbean
-Puerto Rico uses Vajigantes]]> 2017-04-04 16:04:13 UTC https://padlet.com/2021leahl/60ur66z9aqqj/wish/164656842 2021elizabethk https://padlet.com/2021leahl/60ur66z9aqqj/wish/164913152 Based around Catholicism in Brazil while African American culture also plays a role in some activities during the holiday. In Puerto Rico it is also based around the catholic religion although it's traditions are different from Brazil's. For example, many things are religious due to the whole holiday being based around Catholicism. Alsa, the dances that they use have resemblance to African American cultural dances in Brazil.]]> 2017-04-05 15:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/2021leahl/60ur66z9aqqj/wish/164913152 2021elizabethk https://padlet.com/2021leahl/60ur66z9aqqj/wish/164914484 Vejigante is people dressed up in colorful masks, and costumes that represent evil or demons in tradition scaring people who do not participate in religion back into religion. This is like people who give out fliers who try to bring to you a certain church or religion here in America, although it does not happen on a specific holiday.]]> 2017-04-05 15:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/2021leahl/60ur66z9aqqj/wish/164914484