https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv Made by the FABULOUS students in Sra. Ringhofer's 8th Period Class en-us 2017-02-28 19:45:05 UTC 2024-03-29 14:26:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850196 2017-02-28 19:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850196 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850301 In Spain you may run into superheros, medieval knights, pirates, clowns or zombies.]]> 2017-02-28 19:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850301 Waynes27 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850312 The biggest event is in Mazatlan where they celebrate with parties where they drink liquor and celebrate all day. In Mazatlan they burn a effigy   which was a person who was unpopular at the time. It's called the Quema de Mal Humor. ]]> 2017-02-28 19:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850312 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850393 In Spain, there are not many long periods without holidays. Even in the months that seem void of holidays, such as between Christmas and Holy Week, Spaniards find a reason to celebrate: Carnival. The Carnival in Spain is full of smiles and fun, where you may run into superheroes, medieval knights, pirates, clowns or zombies as you walk through the street.

http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/society/holidays/carnival-in-spain

]]> 2017-02-28 19:50:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850393 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850456 In Spain on Sunday, dancing couples flood the streets, then later in the town square the Guerres de caramels, or candy wars, happen. People dressed in all sorts of costumes throw candy at each other. ]]> 2017-02-28 19:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850456 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850483 This tradition is in Vilanova, Spain. They have candy wars called "Les Comparses" Over 100 tons of candies are used. The citizens and tourists pelt each other with candy and globs of merengue. ]]> 2017-02-28 19:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850483 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850571 2017-02-28 19:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850571 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850629 In Vilanova, Spain they have a candy war were they throw caramel around the streets in a big fight

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/02/23/carnival-2014-weird-traditions_n_4842337.html]]> 2017-02-28 19:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850629 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850699 In Barcelona people have mud fights

Talcum powder is spread to signify disinfectant]]> 2017-02-28 19:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850699 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850751 In the evenings, the traditional "castle" fireworks are fired. They are very unique to Mexico. ]]> 2017-02-28 19:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850751 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850755 -In Latin America, carnaval season stretches from late January to early March during the time leading up to Lent. 

]]> 2017-02-28 19:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850755 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850803 In Spain you would probably humans transforming themselves into animals and also, males dressing as females. 

]]> 2017-02-28 19:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850803 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850809 In Spain, when it rains they have a full on mud battle. 

]]> 2017-02-28 19:51:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850809 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850918 Some cities in Spain hold tortilla making competitions]]> 2017-02-28 19:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850918 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850920 In Mexico they celebrate Quema del Mal Humor(the burning of bad mood). They also crown the queen and king. After that they celebrate Ash Wednesday.
http://gomexico.about.com/od/festivalsholidays/p/mexico_carnaval.htm

]]> 2017-02-28 19:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156850920 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156851119 Cadiz has large festivals and musical groups playing at plazas. The festivals go on after Ash Wednesday. They also wear elaborate costumes.]]> 2017-02-28 19:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156851119 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156851229 A sardine is buried which symbolizes the farewell to the many pleasures of life. ]]> 2017-02-28 19:52:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156851229 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156851257 In Mexico, people ride carnival rides, fill eggshells with confetti, and music plays non-stop. It is a very big celebration, and there is only a handful of people who don't celebrate this holiday.


]]> 2017-02-28 19:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156851257 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156851555 During the final days of Carnaval, many events present certain awards. ]]> 2017-02-28 19:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156851555 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156851730 2017-02-28 19:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156851730 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156851746 On one of the later Sundays, husbands have 23.5 hours to do whatever they wish. ]]> 2017-02-28 19:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/156851746 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157154888 If people don't want to be in a mud fight then they wear traditional clothing and creepy masks. It represents ancestral figures (Galician taxmen in the 16th century.)

]]> 2017-03-01 19:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157154888 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157154975 In Solsona, the penjada del ruc is celebrated which is a stuffed donkey doll hung from a building 
The town Vilanova i la Geltru is known for its meringue food fight and bird man runs through the streets when the king of the Carnaval comes. They also do a powder party where everyone wears white and they throw talcum powder at each other. ]]> 2017-03-01 19:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157154975 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157155451 In parts of spain and Latin America they buried the sardines because how bad the smelled and they wanted to get rid of them.]]> 2017-03-01 19:44:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157155451 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157155553 "In Ecuador, local Carnaval celebrations feature mischievous games probably based on traditions the Huaringas Indians established. Contemporary revelers should be on guard: diablitos may be waiting to douse them with balloons filled with water or flour."

]]> 2017-03-01 19:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157155553 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157155992 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of0A9behf1M ]]> 2017-03-01 19:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157155992 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157156120 They have stuffed donkeys hang from a bell tower.]]> 2017-03-01 19:46:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157156120 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157156346 In Tolox, Spain, Shrove Tuesday is known as Powder Day, the grand finish to the Carnaval season. People throw talcum powder at each other until everyone is completely covered. Legend says that it originated when two women working in a bakery fought over a man by throwing flour at each other. ]]> 2017-03-01 19:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157156346 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157156484 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blBliIJjhvU ]]> 2017-03-01 19:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157156484 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157156863 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2015/01/02/the-best-carnivals-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/ ]]> 2017-03-01 19:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157156863 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157157128 The Carnival in Spain is an old festive celebration that has been documented since the middle ages. ]]> 2017-03-01 19:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157157128 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157157250 In Mexico, Carnaval usually begins with the Burning of Bad Mood. This provides people with the freedom of leaving behind everyday worries and concerns. ]]> 2017-03-01 19:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157157250 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157157298  They have a powder party. They dress up in all white and throw powder at each other. The festival is called Los Indianos. The name refers to the Canarian migrants who want a better life in Latin America in the 19th century. It is linked to be disinfectant powder sprinkled on travellers to avoid the spread of disease.]]> 2017-03-01 19:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157157298 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157157947 Very good video explaining the traditions in Spain.
The festivities end with a burial of a sardine: A float shaped as a sardine which is burned.  ]]> 2017-03-01 19:50:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157157947 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157159076 Carnaval participants often dress up as traditional characters. The most well known is the Diablo Cojuelo, or limping devil, who was supposedly banished from heaven for his childish pranks and hurt his leg upon hitting the earth.]]> 2017-03-01 19:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157159076 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157159854 Carnival in Spain is celebrated nationwide though the most raucous festivities are in the Canary Islands, Cadiz and Sitges. While each town has its own unique flavour of celebration they all have a devotion to having a good time. In these main destinations during Carnival it seems that no one sleeps as the drinking and dancing go from dusk until dawn. You’ll see extravagant costumes and people in masks everywhere.

]]> 2017-03-01 19:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157159854 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157160058 During the carnival, it is traditional, especially for young people, to hurl talcum powder at each other until they are completely covered with it.]]> 2017-03-01 19:56:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157160058 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157160077 A very good video on explaining the history and the fun, unique traditions of Carnaval. ]]> 2017-03-01 19:56:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157160077 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157160312 2017-03-01 19:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157160312 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157160742 Traditions for these festivals originated from a feast in where people would eat "forbidden foods" like meat and sweets. The tenerifc carnival takes place in the city of Santa Cruz bearing a strong resemblence to the one in Brazil. The Cardiz carnival is from "Quasido Sunday" to "Pinata Sunday". ]]> 2017-03-01 19:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157160742 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157161028 2017-03-01 19:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157161028 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157161300 This website has a good video of how Spain celebrates.

]]> 2017-03-01 20:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157161300 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157161312 People throw talcum powder at each other in the streets in some places in Spain, as a sign of good health. ]]> 2017-03-01 20:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157161312 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157161622 This is a poster of Carnaval de Rio]]> 2017-03-01 20:01:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157161622 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157161740 one of their floats]]> 2017-03-01 20:01:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157161740 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157161922 It is considered one of the most known tourist attractions in spain.]]> 2017-03-01 20:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157161922 devins11 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157161978 They still burie sardines but not for the same reason they do it to remember their ancestors and maybe some do to get rid of the smells.]]> 2017-03-01 20:02:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157161978 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157162077 2017-03-01 20:03:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157162077 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157162582 During Carnaval in Ivrea, Italy, they have the Battle of the Oranges. It reenacts the overthrow of the town's baron, except it is fought with oranges. For three days before Lent, the men parade into town on carts, where 400 tons of oranges are thrown at them. The town then awards prizes to people with the best costumes, fighting ability, and how well they follow the tradition.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypaFB7tq0NY]]> 2017-03-01 20:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157162582 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157162618 This is what the candy war looks like]]> 2017-03-01 20:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157162618 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157163517 2017-03-01 20:07:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157163517 Waynes27 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157163717 2017-03-01 20:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157163717 https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157163773 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU5EOhc94r8 ]]> 2017-03-01 20:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sraringhofer/zvtrj033vcyv/wish/157163773