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Fish Festival - City of the golette Tunisia

The annual festival of "Al Hout", under the theme "Combining Culture, Tourism and Interfaith Coexistence", was recently revived in the Tunisian city of Chalk El Tunis. The event witnessed the return of Madonna after a long absence.

The city of Goulette, the northern suburb of Tunis, celebrated the annual festival of the whale (fish) under the slogan "Shave the Valley city of culture, tourism and coexistence between religions."

Tunisian artists, playwrights and foreign tourists from Algeria, Libya, France, Italy and Malta celebrated the return of the Madonna of Madonna from one of the city's churches after an absence of half a century.

"Madonna is a statue of the Virgin Mary brought by Christians to Tunisia in 1853 and placed in a church in the city to emerge in mid-August in a show to the sea as a sign of the end of the summer season, swimming and the blessing of cruises of the European communities of Tunisia," said festival director Moncef Chaouch.

He added that Khadja Madonna attracts foreign tourists from Italy, France, Malta, Belgium and members of diplomatic delegations residing in Tunisia and attracts tourists from Libya and Algeria, which gives the tourist and cultural mobility to the city in an atmosphere of tolerance between religions and peoples. He added that "the logo of the festival highlights the coexistence of different religious components that lived in the valley, and will contribute to the festival in the creation of tourism and cultural movement, will be held over two days and artistic performances and revitalization along the main street of the city.

Musical bands and musical ensembles revived the opening ceremony along the main street of the valley, amid the interaction of foreign tourists and Tunisians.

The activities included a gigantic show of majors and puppets, workshops with visiting fish points and restaurants offering refreshments, and an exhibition of the memory of the Shlouk Al Wadi, which features paintings and oil paintings that tell the history of the festival. And musical.

The "Whale" festival is known as the Valley of the Valley, which some local sources say belongs to the Italians who lived in Tunisia during the colonial period. This annual event is an outlet for local and foreign people to ease the daily routines and taste the different types of fish known Saudi Arabia reduced prices.

"The Hout Festival is an opportunity for Tunisian families to benefit from the reduction in fish prices, as well as Arab, Christian and Jewish foreigners who flock to taste Tunisian fish and to attend Madhouna Kharja, which proves Tunisia's openness and tolerance of religions," said Chazli Ben Ahmed, owner of the restaurant.

The Madonna Madonna has been absent since 1963 to return this year again with the participation of foreign tourists from several European countries.

February 04, 2019
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Carnival of black and white Colombia

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Thousands attend Black and White Festival in Colombia

The origins of Carnival

The history of the carnival dates back to the beginning of the last century, but the exact date of its creation is still the subject of constant research. There are those who bring it back to the dawn of a day of Epiphany on 6 January 1912, based on the need to express imagination, play, friendship and share the joy that refreshes during this time of year. On the other hand, others believe that his origins are due to the celebrations of blacks that followed the granting of a

day off during the Spanish colonial era

The latest preparations before the Carnival parade for 2008

Apart from all historical and scientific considerations, the Basto carnival remains one of the few idealizations that show a clear harmony between culture, history and society, especially when it comes to a country that still suffers from social, ethnic and ethnic inequalities

Origins of the Day of the Eggs and the Day of Black

Battle of the Day of the Eggs, January 2007

The origin of the idea of "Egg Day" is believed to be mainly based on an old joke that took place in a hair salon called the Ruby House for Women, located in Cali Real. According to the short story inherited, the city's sewing, called "Don Angel Maria Lopez Zerama", entered the hair salon. She was surprised by the customers' powder with the imported white powder

The battle of staining faces with black pigment is the most important weather on Black Day.

The battle of perfume and cosmetics that followed, according to the ancient people who passed on this story, spread and expanded, even reaching the faithful departing from the church of San Juan Bautista. It was this hustle and bustle that gave birth to those famous cheers today, "Que Vivan los Negros ... Que Vivan los Blancos" , which still resonates among the thousands of carnival participants Every year

The student elections for the Queen of the Carnival on 6 January 1926, which was behind the introduction of the big show on 6 January

The appointment of the Queen of the Carnival, which was launched in 1926, was the result of the active participation of the students of the Nariño General University in the celebrations, which contributed greatly to the movement of these celebrations from January 6, 1926 through the organization of a rally through the cities of "Comparsas" The roving musicians, who soon became later known as the "Magno Procession" for the Day of the Eggs

The opening of the carnival by the paragraph by the cavalry band that roams the streets of the city, which began on 4 January 1929 is due to the arrival of the carnival to the place of gathering horses in front of the battalion Boyaka, where was a pair of settlers accompanied by their children riding with heavy burdens like the servants, bags and souvenirs Which they brought with them from their residence in the land of the Amazon. The procession of the horse procession coincides with the passage of the vibrant family (the Castaneda family) across the city, amidst cheers and cries of welcome to the Castaneda family, paid by the procession and the public. This event embodies the spirits of the ancestors, a warm greeting from the public to the visitors, and an official sign of the

opening of the celebrations

Consolidation of traditions

The development of the black and white carnival coincided with the urban growth of Pasto. By the arrival of the 1950s, the carnival was at the height of its golden age. This era was characterized by the complex creations of vehicles brought out to the land of the presence of sculptor and carpenter Alfonso Zamprano, the latter, which reflected the fine image of the work of artisans Carnival Pasto. During this period, the Mayor of Pasto began his actions to organize and control the celebrations, in particular by allocating the resources necessary to award prizes for the best vehicles. These awards, which were later extended to include the Comprasa (a group of Carnival singers, musicians and dancers) ) And Morga (a form of folk music theater performed during carnival stages).

In the mid-1960s, exactly in 1966, in the Bolivar neighborhood, thanks to Don Mario Fernando Rodríguez, he created the so-called Carnavalto (Carnival for Children), the latter of which was initially burdened with the mother carnival, eventually joining after nearly a decade of its founding into the official program For carnival

With the arrival of the late 1960s, the search and recruitment of the national and international orchestras began in the celebrations, the most famous of which were the Venezuelan teams Los Meldesos and Benin Caracas, as well as the Ecuadorian band Medardo and his players. During the same period, he became the first photographer, or rather a camera operator, to record a record in black and white film of 8mm, 8mm and 16mm for carnivals

Renewal

With the Panamerican Highway reaching Pasto in the 1970s and the further integration of Pasto into the Colombian economic fabric, the Carnival was renewed and expanded to be open to the outside. Parallel to the emergence of new trends in the handling of materials, the activities of the Grand Procession or the Day of Eggs have brought rhythms and a new cultural trend has emerged that calls for the rediscovery of the Kelasengas roots. During the same stage, the first colored shots of the procession were picked up on January 6, and again by Louis Kangwan

By the 1980s, another factor related to the diversity of cultural trends surrounding carnival and the so-called yuppie style was also revealed on the surface, which required carnivalers to create a powerful organizing and planning body for the event

Returning to carnival activities, the Ordonez brothers succeeded in renewing the aesthetic patterns of the 1970s carriages by proposing more inclusive themes that are mainly derived from the stream of regional cultures. By the late 1990s, another generation of young artists, such as Harold Roberto Otter, trained at the Faculty of Fine Arts, emerged with more complex paintings and mechanical movements using new materials such as glass fiber and polystyrene

Institutionalization and internationalization of carnival

By November 2001, the Congress of the Republic of Colombia finally recognized this major cultural event in southwestern Colombia as a cultural heritage of the nation. This ad has speeded up to

Establishment of the Corpoprenaval Foundation: Black and White Carnival of Pasto

The establishment of this new independent structure of the Pasto Municipal Cultural Affairs Bureau was primarily to respond to the wishes of participants in the carnival processions to overcome the vicissitudes of the political situation

Set up a large carnival yard

The construction of a large carnival arena and the marking of the official procession will contain the huge crowd of spectators on the day of the Great Procession, reaching about one million people, as well as facilitating their flow as well as the passage of participants in the best of circumstances. Where the old and infamous old neighborhood of Merced and the old transport station are replaced by a large modern square

Creation of carnival museum

This museum is located in the Bandiaku region. Every year, each edition of the archive is supposed to be kept, as well as a part of the Carnival procession

Internationalization

The Carnival of Viareggio (one of the most important carnivals of Italy and Europe) in Tuscany and Basto in August 2006 twinned Carnival celebrations

In July 2007, the Global Carnival Meeting in Pasto collected 15 similar events from around the world.

In March 2009, a delegation of the Black and White Carnival went to Switzerland to participate in the Basel Carnival.

By September 30, 2009, UNESCO recently listed the carnival as

part of the intangible cultural heritage of mankind

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June 19, 2018
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Festival "San Fermin" "San Fermín" of the bulls in Spain

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San Firman Festival
The festival begins on between 6 to 14 July in the city of Bampelon the capital of Navarre in Spain in honor of St. San Firman.
This festival has a long history rooted in Spanish culture for centuries, famous for this festival in the 20th century by the American writer Ernest Hemingway, who wrote about the festival in one of his novels.
This festival is the third largest in the world, after Rio festival in Brazil and beer festival in Munich, Germany, the number of this coral visitors every year 3 million during the nine days.
Navarre city changed in this period and be colored in red, white, and people wearing white clothes and red scarf and red belt, and become noisy popular events.
There are three celebrations belonging to this festival, a religious ritual in honor of Saint Firman since the 11th century, and celebrations Running with the bulls, which began in the 14th century, the celebration of the church on Oct. 10 Day of St. Firman patron saint of Navarre.
City Council decided to switch the date of the ceremony, which was in the month of October since 1591 to the month of July, because the atmosphere is not appropriate in the month of October, and has become a celebration on July 7 every year, and is celebrated to this day is a day with Bampelon scheduled to open running with the bulls.
Bampelon city with a population of 197.932 inhabitants in 2011
Bampelon governor of the city of San Saturdnin is St., San Firman is the ruler of the whole region of Navarre, San Firman is the son of the Roman military commander Mamilon.
Banblonh city in northern Spain is the capital of Navarra where the festival is held in honor of the monk Vermn, and have more than 2 million visitors tirelessly years, starting in the streets of the city race length of 825 meters with the bulls until the bullring every evening, and be congestion severe during the race and danger as well as the participants and spectators.