7. What is the day of the Dead?
• More than 500 years ago, when the Spanish
Conquistadors landed in what is now
Mexico, they saw native Indians practicing a
ritual that seemed to mock death.
8. The Day of the Dead
• A ritual known today as Dia de los
Muertos, or Day of the Dead, had
been practiced by the local people
at least 3,000 years.
• The Spaniards tried to stamp out
the ritual but were unsuccessful.
• It is still celebrated in Mexico and
certain parts of the USA.
9. • The Brazilian Carnival, properly spelled
Carnaval, is an annual festival in Brazil held
four days before Ash Wednesday, the day of
fasting and repentance that marks the
beginning of Lent.
10. Rio Carnival
• Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is now considered
one of the greatest shows on Earth.
• Rio de Janeiro is known as the cultural capital
of Brazil and was the administrative capital
from 1822 to 1960, when Federal Government
moved to the new capital, Brasilia.
• The first festivals of Rio date back to 1723.
11. Bulgarian Martenitsa
This widespread practice
of wearing of Martenitza
and its exclusive stability
in the Bulgarian folk
culture is explained with
the believed magical
power of the red colour. It
is believed to have the
magic power to chase
away the evil spirits, the
demons and the illneses.
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12. Bulgarian Martenitsa
Many of the fabric
threads are quite
like dolls, and are
called Pijo and
Penda.
ATTIC Project Meeting 12
Kerteminde Denmark
