Hiya!
You're walking down the street in your neighbourhood and you see a lot of children going to or coming back from school in their costumes... You're not getting crazy, it's just Carnival! Carnival is a tradition celebrated in Spain and in many other parts in the world (such as Rio de Janeiro, Venice...).
It's not an outstanding tradition in the English-speaking world (if you travel to the UK or the US they probably won't know much about this tradition). However, Carnival is a great opportunity to improve your English vocab, so why not dedicate an entry to this wonderful tradition?
ACTIONS YOU DO AT CARNIVAL
- DRESS UP / WEAR A COSTUME / DISGUISE YOURSELF AS A (MONKEY)
- MAKE YOUR OWN COSTUME
- WEAR MAKE-UP / USE MAKE-UP / MAKE UP (verb)
- ENJOY THE CARNIVAL PARADE
- ENJOY THE FIREWORK DISPLAY
- BE IN A FESTIVE MOOD
- TAKE PART IN BULLRUNS (IN CIUDAD RODRIGO)
- PAINT YOUR FACE
- DANCE TO THE FESTIVE MUSIC
- GO PARTYING
CARNIVAL ACCESSORIES, OUTFITS AND OBJECTS
FANGS MASKS
CONFETTI FEATHERS
WIG TINSEL
VEST AND HAT CAPE
FAKE GLASSES, NOSE GUN
AND MOUSTACHE
CARNIVAL COSTUMES
These are examples of some Carnival costumes:
- Sponge Bob Square Pants
- Pirate
- Cowboy / cowgirl
- Clown
- Vampire
- Soldier
- Doctor
- Superhero
- Archer
- Magician
- Police officer
- Fairy
- Vampire
- Witch
- Werewolf
- Indian
- Ghost
- Princess
- Skeleton
- Knight
- Viking
Here you have some ideas for some Carnival costumes, if you are into handcrafts, he he.
Here you have the link and presentation to an old entry on fairy tale characters
And to conclude, here you have an English video which reuses some of the Carnival vocabulary we're seen in this entry:
I'll soon be sharing with you some exercises related to Carnival. In the meantime, enjoy Carnival if you can and dress up!
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