martes, 30 de noviembre de 2010

Festivals around the world

The  "Bambuco National Festival".


The "Bambuco national festival" is celebrated in Huila Neiva (Colombia).
It started in honor of San Juan Bautista. He was a saint of the old Christian Europe, the Spanish brought to America.


In 1790 the governor of this providence, Mr.Lucas De Herazo ordered the convening of a special party as an act of obedience to the king of Spain. It as a feast ( a party) that lasted for 10 days in June.


ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES WAS BULLFIGHT.



Every year in the month of June the department of Huila celebrates the festivities of San Juan and San Pedro.
The municipalities of the department organize regional kingdoms combined with cultural expressions.
In these festival they dance a lot Bambuco and they do a Folklore show. Also candidates participating in the region of the whole country and the crown of his department takes the representative that best interpret the "Baile San Juanero Huilense".

The Australian Brisbane Festival



Brisbane international arts festival, has a  program of theatre, dance, music, opera, multimedia and free community events for the residents of Brisbane and it's visitors. Brisbane festival is about a lot more than just putting on shows, it encourages engagement and participation from every one in the greater community across our grate city country and the globe.


They are too good in theater:





 dance:





















opera:


lunes, 22 de noviembre de 2010

Thanksgiving Day.

Is also known as the turkey day. It is commonly celebrated on United States and Canada. It was a holiday to express how thankful you were, also to show your appreciation to God and also to share with your friends . 
Something important is that on United States is celebrated the fourth thusday of November, and in Canada is celebrated on the second Monday of October.
The Americans bealive that the first thanks giving happened in 1621, at Plymouth Plantation, in Massachusetts there are more evidences that the earlier celebrations in Canada (1578).