Calendario Actividad 1

BLACK AND WHITE CARNIVAL IN PASTURE

The Carnival of Blacks and Whites in 2002 declared National Cultural Heritage, held every year in Pasto, an Andean city located in southwestern Colombia, the first week of January, attracting a large number of tourists from all over the country and abroad.

The city of Pasto has been known historically as the meeting point and crossroads of different peoples and colonies.

Considered the most significant cultural event, the Carnival of Blacks and Whites becomes an unforgettable cultural experience

DAY 1

OFFERING TO OUR LADY OF MERCY

"Alborada Our Lady of Mercy"

Offering petition for Virgin favors to successful Carnival.

Location: Iglesia La Merced

DAY 2

PARADE OF COLONIES

Pasto resident colonies show the cultural richness of their places as: traditions, myths, food, music and values.

Location: Path of Carnival

Concentration: Avenida Boyacá

DAY 3

Carnavalito - Parade

Children Carnavalito protagonists in popular culture expressed his love for the land, art and Carnival.

Concentration: Small square Atahualpa

DAY 4

"SONG TO THE EARTH" - PARADE OF COLLECTIVE choreographic

Emerge telluric force that invokes the ancestors, is the Song of the Earth, where groups of dancers Andean form large and impressive choreography.

Route: Path of Carnival in North-South direction

Concentration: Avenida Students

(Race 33 - Glorieta Transparency)

DAY 5

CASTANEDA FAMILY ARRIVAL - Parade

In the parade commemorates the tradition and characteristics of the residents of the municipality, representing folkloric prints that have left their mark on our city.

Route: Path of Carnival

IDENTITY SET - BLACK DAY

It is the day of the game where the caress black revives human brotherhood and exposed in the carnival as a safeguard of tenderness and joy.

DAY 6

GREAT PARADE

Floats, non-motorized floats, parades, street musicians, individual costumes, choreographic collectives, make this a solemn parade

Route: Path of Carnival

Concentration: Avenida Boyacá

GUINEA PIG FESTIVAL OF CULTURE AND RURAL

Location: UDRA (Via Obonuco)

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