Sinulog

Bartolomé de Las Casas was born in Seville, Spain in 1474. His father joined Columbus second voyage and in 1502 Las Casas became part of the journey. The purpose of the father and son voyage was to replace Columbus as a royal governor of Hispaniola (Las Casas 9). When they arrive Las Casas saw the reality of his people mistreating, torturing, and enslaving the Taino Indians. He felt that the Indians did not deserve this kind of treatment and that he begins to write the things he would see. His book, The Very Brief Relation of the Devastation of the Indies, vividly describes a more gruesome treatment of the indigenous people ruled by the Spaniard. Even though it was his people. He wanted to reach the royal administration of Spain to change this

Mardi Gras has spread throughout the ages, and will continue to expand. Festive traditions of Mardi Gras have spread overseas to New Orleans, Louisiana, Cadiz, Spain, Venice, Italy, and Rio de Janeiro. In the United States the celebration goes above and beyond. With the parades in New Orleans and the balls in St. Louis, the U.S is full of tradition. Krewes who work behind the scenes plan for months to prepare for the extravagant festival. Along with planning, they gather any thing green, gold, or purple to attach to their floats. All this work leads up to the insane party of a holiday which most people think is incredible and fun. Everyone is invited to celebrate , and to have a good time during Mardi

While many native hybridized Christianity into their own beliefs, others resisted Christianity in order to maintain traditional beliefs. In the Huejotzingo letter, the town council mentioned that, “(The People of) many towns were forced and tortured, were hanged or burned because they did not want to leave idolatry, and unwilling they received the gospel and faith.” (236). Under colonial mindset and the concept of “just war” via the Requerimiento, the Spanish forcibly converted natives into Christianity. The Tlaxcalans, for example, hybridized European practices, such as baptism, into their religious beliefs because of their defeat against the Spanish. In the paintings shown through the Lienzo de Tlaxcala (125), governors of Tlaxcala are being baptized in order to emphasize their conversions and loyalty. Throughout the painting, tropes of military technology, through the drawings of iron lances, and Christianity, through the cross with Jesus crucified and the picture of

To pay homage to this vital day, the city of Puebla hosts a re-enactment of the battle, a massive civic parade, and various festivities that include dancing and singing. The Reconstrucción de la batalla allows volunteers and spectators alike to get a brief glimpse of the fighting that occurred on that historic day, without of course the great amounts of sacrifice and bloodshed. The reenactment consists of blank firing weapons, uniforms, and militaristic strategies that all stay true to the era. Puebla also organizes an annual civic parade, which now includes over 20,000 participants. School children, military, and floats are all included in this parade and are accompanied by mariachi bands, folkloric dancers, and colorful decorations.

Although the dance originated in Zitlala, dancers perform it today in many regions for many different celebrations and festivities. One of these include “Dia de San Juan Bautista” or Day of Saint Juan. In fact, they perform this and similar dances during celebrations of all the Saints. A parade usually marks the beginning of the festivity. Cars and floats move along the streets. These floats normally all demonstrate some aspect of Mexican culture, such as music. Then, the dancing begins. There is also a firework show. These festivities usually last through the night. The dance is

During Spanish conquest of Peru, conflicts between religion and war started. Before the Spanish started to raze Peru, Pizarro wanted to give Atahualpa a chance to be a brother in Christ with him. Following as an effect, Pizarro sent a Christian Priest to try to convince Atahualpa to accept the Christian religion. The Spanish were piqued by Atahualpa's action of throwing their revered bible to the ground. Some may have different opinions to as what may have really happened one may ask consequently, “Did Atahualpa hold the Bible to his ear?”.

Many phrases are repeatedly seen, mirroring the repetitive percussion. This possible shows how the ceremony’s are well established within the community.

As a Priest and historian, Bartholomé de las Casas was tasked with recording the events in the rapidly changing New World. He preserved Christopher Columbus’s journals and wrote books on the events of the time. This put him in a position to see firsthand, the atrocities that were being committed by Spaniards towards the New World Indians. Bartholomé de las Casas therefore took a stand and stood up for the Indians and defended their case in Spanish court at great personal risk.

The regalia that the dancers were wearing was absolutely beautiful and the amount of craftsmanship that some of them put in were awe-inspiring. I watched several of the dance contests. The Tiny Tots contest was so adorable and was great to see such young children actively participating in their culture. Another favorite was what they called the “Golden Age” dancers, where community elders took the stage. It meant so much to them, which was very profound. One of the older women looked very similar to my grandmother and reminded me of her. The centerpiece of the entire celebration of when the men’s fancy dance contest occurred. These were people at the top of their craft dressed in beautiful regalia. The realization that really struck me was just how modern a lot of the clothing and items were. Some dancers wore noticeable machine-made pieces; other wore bright neon colors that do not exist in nature. I remember the powwow (probably a little over a decade ago), where most of clothing was hand-sewn and beaded. This change was something I did not expect, but comes with modernization of any culture or tradition. Seeing how the dancers and the powwow itself have adapted to contemporary times while also holding on to the essentials of their traditions was so fascinating to see

Now, this is what you call a celebration, each year is exciting more and more. I’ve met a variety of people, from various parts of Africa, and from many cities in the United States. I would sum it [Juneteenth Festival] up as a huge family reunion in the park.

A cultural event that I have attended in the past that has had a memorable affect on my life was a Native American Powwow. This event takes place every year, Thanksgiving weekend in Tucson, AZ. I arrived in the late afternoon, as the sun was going down. I remember seeing many different types of people, from tourists to the different Native American performers. The physical setting of this particular celebration was outside, and based around, one main circle. Drums were beating so loud, you could feel the pound inside your chest. Different activities were going on all around, such as dancers, vendors, and a huge variety of foods to choose from. The circular dancing arena is known as the arbor, this area is blessed before any of the events

Each year, hundreds of thousands people descend on the streets of Notting Hill, including performers, DJs, bandleaders, traders, steelpan players and international visitors. The Notting Hill Carnival is composed of several constituents, through costumes, steel bands, mobile and static sound systems playing in the street to honour the ‘freedom to walk the streets’ (ibid).

It was later moved into the chapel during the 18th century. This followed his invitation by the cardinal to make the sculpture when he was only twenty three. Its first location was the Chapel of Santa Pentronilla which is a Roman mausoleum which the cardinal had selected for himself as a funerary chapel before its demolition during the basilica rebuilding (William, 1995).

The Flower Festival, is also a major attraction in Medellin. It takes place at the end of July and it lasts until early August. This huge annual event is opened with about 7,000 campesinos parading through the city on horseback. Groups or individuals may have a theme or motto, such as peace, but other prefer to linger along the route provoking cheers from the large audience. Others gallop, or dance their horses decorated in all types of colors and of different sizes for the duration of the parade which goes on for about eight hours.

The real Spanish Colonization started 38 years after that. From 1925 to 1938 The King