Inside: Carnaval in Spanish class authentic resources for 2024. Resources to teach about Carnaval de Barranquilla in Spanish class.
If you are looking for some culture-filled lessons in early February that do not involve San Valentín & love, look into the current festival of Carnaval!
While French teachers are celebrating Mardi Gras, and Portuguese teachers are focused on the biggest carnival in Brazil, there are many Spanish-speaking celebrations to look into. In particular, this post focuses on Carnaval de Barranquilla in Colombia.
When is Carnaval de Barranquilla 2024?
Carnaval de Barranquilla is February 10th-13th, 2024. This means it also works great with Black History Month in Spanish. Carnaval de Barranquilla is a great celebration of Afro-Latino culture and history. It is a positive representation of Afro-Latinx culture in Colombia.
CARNAVAL DE BARRANQUILLA 2024 – authentic resource
Program for Carnaval de Barranquilla 2024
Tons of great comprehensible authentic resources about the schedule of Carnaval de Barranquilla.
Promo Video El #Carnaval2023 se vivió como es! 🎉
This authentic video would be great to introduce & talk about the festival. You could pause the video Clip Chat or Movie Talk style.
Carnaval de Barranquilla
This large celebration in Colombia would be a great opportunity to talk about music, dance, clothing, and cultural traditions. The Carnaval de Barranquilla official website is in Spanish and very user-friendly. It is an authentic resource web quest. For example, the excerpt from an older schedule below would be a great authentic way to talk about days of the week, numbers, time, and places.
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Upper Level Students – La Historia de Carnaval de Barranquilla
To dig deeper, you could pair the video below, with the origin story on the official website.
Zachary Jones – Carnaval Unit
As always the go to site for activities to go with authentic resources is Zachary Jones. There are many ready-to-go activities. This includes a song activity for the catchy Carnaval de amor, which takes place in Barranquilla.
Many years ago, we used this activity for Muévete y pégate, which can be purchased as a part of the Cancionero 2015 unit. The video would also make a great movie talk as it includes the reina of carnival, as well as a ton of great discussion items culturally.
For cultural comparisons of Carnaval
- Photos: Best Carnival Celebrations Around the World
- Photos: 20 Spectacular Carnival Celebrations Around the World
- Rio’s Carnival can be found on Snapchat to compare with other celebrations
- Carnaval in Ponce, Puerto Rico – photos & Slideshow
More Resources that Celebrate Afro-Latinos
- NEW Movies for Black History Month in Spanish Class
- NEW Afro-Latinx Music in Spanish Class blog post
- Black History Month in Spanish class
- Afro-Latino Music Bell Ringers 2024
- Pelotero
- Vivo
More Resources for this time of year in Spanish Class
- Las Fallas – cultural celebration in March
- mania musical – March Music Brackets
- Valentine’s Day in Spanish class
- Spring Break Chat in Spanish Class
