Favorite Carnival Moments

This last week was a very interesting and fun week , i saw the cutural diversity of my amazing city  represented in the folcloric dances, costumes , and songs . I went to the "batalla de flores" were i had an amazing time with my family, especially my aunts that came from spain and was there fisrt carnivals in the city, so we show them all the happiness that carnival represent to us as a citizen,so we  watched  the whole parade , this was one of my favorite carnival moments and it will always remain in my mind.

Tuareg culture

1 We learn that they are very dedicated on their way of prepearing the teas , they are a conservative culture , they dont live in a city , it seems like they have a rural life . The lirics are kind of interesting .

Lyrics :

I drank some tea

This pain is a burden
If only my cell would turn into an open plain.
I drank a glass of tea that scorched my heart.
You told me something and I never answered
But if we meet one day, I'll remind you
This woman, who I glimpsed
Without even sitting down or kneeling
If only this cell could become as vast as a prairie
I'd fly off like a bird
The lion is intrepid and the frog is vulnerable
But the latter is better at finding the path to water.




2  For what i saw in the video i can tell that this is  a very special culture who really emphasize in music and deep lyrics with unknown connotations for me , i am not involved with that kind of music but for them it seems a way of  expresing their feelings and deep thoughts .The only connection i could see between the guy pouring the tea again and again and heating it , was the first phrase that says i drank some tea. They use the tea  as kind of a metaphore to refer to the heat  .

Barranquilla cultural capital of 2013

1.Barranquilla was chosen because of the outstanding impression that the city gave to the entity that made the election .They saw in barrranqulla a place full of culture , happiness , and integrity  .The previews was supported  by the words of the president of the international bureo who said :

"for the city's clear commitment to make culture a strategic element of social cohesion, civic revitalization, economic development and international promotion," - stated by Xavier Tudela."
 
2.Barranquilla will be promoted  in an international level by Antena 3 International and Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic, both official television channels of the American Capital of Culture. This will open the doors of the city too many opportunities , and  it will also give barranquilla  internatinal recognition , increasing the level of tourism .