Keegan Heye
Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about various festivals of South American countries as a group, and to inform the audience about the Carnaval de Barraquilla as an individual.
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Thesis Statement: The Carnaval de Barranquilla, which has remained a prominent festival in South America because of its diverse history, is rich in traditions and has an influential impact on Colombian people.
Preview: Today, I am going to discuss the history of Barranquilla and how that determined the structure of its carnaval, some of the traditions within the carnaval, and what the carnaval means to the people of Barranquilla and Colombia.
Transition: Much of what makes the Carnaval de Barranquilla unique
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The Carnaval de Barranquilla stems from diverse community.
a. While many cities around Barranquilla were founded by Spanish conquistadores, Barranquilla itself was formed from indigenous people of Tierrandentro, Maroons, and free slaves from Cartagena.
b. Carnaval was a tradition from Spain that first began in Cartagena and moved to Barranquilla in the 1800’s according to Edgar Rey Sinning (Rey Sinning, 2004)
i. Carnaval diminished in the cities around it, including Cartegena, but remained in Barranquilla because it was a melting pot that valued freedom and individuality.
c. Through its history, the Carnaval de Barranquilla had three stages (Birbragher).
i. In the beginning, it was origionally a Carnaval de Pueblo that focused on religion and community. ii. As Barranquilla grew, became a Carnaval de Barrio, which was a celebration among people of common backgrounds. iii. It modernized into the Carnaval de Cuidad at the end of the 19th century, where everyone celebrated together, although there was some class separation.
d. Today, the four day carnaval is broken into three days with specific events.
i. On the first day, the Batalla de Flores parade lasts 6 hours and is headed by the queen of the
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III. According to ________________, the Carnaval de Barranquilla is the second largest South American carnaval behind Rio in Brazil.
a. Because this carnaval has grown so big, special measures have been taken to endure the traditions within it aren’t threatened.
i. In 2001, the Colombian government proclaimed it was a National Cultural Heritage, and in 2003 it was proclaimed a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the UN.
b. Like Aggie traditions, it creates special bonds with the people involved.
i. According to Angelica Lascar’s _______, the carnaval allows and encourages bond creation and strengthening between people and their traditions. ii. According to Cesar Forero’s thesis paper titled Carnival Image and Duality, it is also an outlet for common people express their opinion of the world today, including criticism of their government.
c. Not only does the carnaval help spread spread traditions, but it also spreads awareness.
i. In 2014 the Carnaval de Barranquilla joined the blue heart campaign in order to raise awareness for human
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