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Ponce Festival Masks

Ponce Festival Masks. By Sarah Turpen and Emma Heidebrink. Who celebrates this?. The people of Ponce, Puerto Rico celebrate the Ponce Festival Attendance is 100,000 (estimated). What Is The Ponce Carnival. Puerto Rico’s caribbean version of Mardi Gras

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Ponce Festival Masks

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  1. Ponce Festival Masks By Sarah Turpen and Emma Heidebrink

  2. Who celebrates this? • The people of Ponce, Puerto Rico celebrate the Ponce Festival • Attendance is 100,000(estimated)

  3. What Is The Ponce Carnival • Puerto Rico’s caribbean version of Mardi Gras • The epitome of everything Puerto Rican • Puerto Rico has been celebrating the Ponce Carnival for more than 250 years!

  4. When Does this occur? • Each year this carnival is celebrated for the entire month of February. • It is a special event before the Christian season for Lent. Amethyst

  5. Where is it held? • It’s held in Ponce, Puerto Rico (carnival) • More precisely, downtown which is known for its history

  6. Why do they use Vejigas? • Like Mardi Gras, the carnival has roots to catholicism • Vejigantes are believed to be demons • They beat children and other innocents to whack away the evil sprits within them • They were used to scare away evil and scare people to go back to church

  7. Vejigante( bay-he-GAHN-tay) • Colorful character introduced to carnival hundreds of years ago • Name originates from the word vejiga(bladder) • Used to use cow bladder • Now they use balloons/plastic • Myth: Vejigante used to blow vejiga up and chase children

  8. Pictures!

  9. Sites used • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnaval_de_Ponce • http://amhistory.si.edu/ourstory/activities/puerto/ • http://puertoricomasks.com/vejigante.html • http://gopuertorico.about.com/od/historicponce/p/Ponce_Carnival.htm

  10. Pictures used • http://www.enciclopediapr.org/ing/article.cfm?ref=08042303 (1st slide) • http://repeatingislands.com/2012/04/01/vejigante-creator-of-carnival -masks-brings-puerto-rican-tradition-to-hartford/ (2nd slide) • http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/ponce,vejigante/Interesting (guy with tounge out) • http://www.examiner.com/article/february-2012-upcoming-events-puerto-rico (8th slide lots of polka dots) • http://www.puertoricodaytrips.com/ponce-carnival/ (blue suit slide 8) • http://www.miguelangelruiz.us/elvejiganteluchador.htm (double picture slide 8) • http://www.allaboutsavings.co.uk/anglesey-power-cuts-blamed-on-cows-4163/ (cow) • http://birthstonesbymonths.net/tag/famous-people-born-in-february/ (amythist) • http://www.flickriver.com/photos/49603119@N00/394402073/ (slide 3) • http://www.crizmac.com/cc-pages/2-09article.cfm (slide 8, guy with tons of horns) • http://viptourspr.com/ (Ponce flag) • http://vejigante-artist.com/Vejigante-Artist/Welcome.html (cool red one) • http://thehelpfulartteacher.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to-create-and-design-your-own.html ( big blue mask)

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