Two carnivals, two ways of celebrating the culture
A festival can be defined as a series
of different types of performances which include shows, music and dance.
Festivals are an expressive way to celebrate heritage, culture and tradition of
a country. Somehow, they connect locals to their historical backgrounds and
give them inspiration to remember the important things and moments in life.
This essay proposes to establish some comparisons and contrasts about two
famous festivals such as Rio Carnival in Brazil and Venice Carnival in Italy.
To begin with, both carnivals, Rio
and Venice, are nowadays two of the most famous carnival celebrations around
the world. They attract millions of tourists who want to enjoy these
spectacular events. Likewise, both are held 40 days before Easter, just before
Lent begins. These kinds of festivals are similarly characterized in some way
or another by their parades. They also have music, rhythm, choreography,
fantastically dancers and fancy costumes in common.
Now that one has considered the
general similarities of the two festivals, the differences between these
popular events will also be examined.
In Rio, the celebration takes place
in a Sambodrome, where all the samba schools dance to the beat of the pounding drums
whereas in Venice, the heart of the carnival, including the main shows and
concerts, is in Piazza San Marco. Also, in Rio, a year before the parade, every
samba school chooses a theme, selects a song, prepares a performance, makes
their colourful costumes and builds their giant floats. Different from Brazil,
in Venice, the locals wear dark cloaks, elegant costumes, and long-nosed masks
to symbolize equality while parading the streets and squares. Additionally, gondola parades and water processions are held along the Grand Canal.
As shown above, two of the most famous traditional carnivals in Rio and Venice have many similarities and differences. In Brazil, the event includes colourful costumes and enormous floats while in Italy, it includes different styles of masks and parades in gondolas. In brief, from Rio to Venice, these carnivals are a way to represent the history and culture of their own country by passing down the traditions to younger generations.
I like your essay because is very easy to understand Mario😄 maybe the only thing I'll say to you is that you could have used more synonyms for the word carnival, for the rest everything seems perfect for me
ResponderEliminarDefinitely, I enjoyed reading your production! I reckon that the structure and vocabulary used in your essay were clear and the ideas and organization easy to follow. The comparisons and descrptions were fascinating, I practically visualized those parades when reading!Excellent job!
ResponderEliminarI compared your essay with ''Bizarre festivals of animals'' by Facu. Well, to start with both of them are quite interesting due to; the festival of animals, is about animals that are trained in order to show their abilities to the spectators. It is really bizarre because, I have never heard about. And, your essay because, both of carnivals seem fanstastic and entertaining. Both used the block organization, specific vocabulary, and your ideas are organized correctly. But, I noticed that, your similarities Mario are so general, I would have like to know specific things. In contrast, Facu did it. Anyway, both of them are fascinating! Well done! :)
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