Uruguay

=media type="youtube" key="bUQuM78Xljs" height="344" width="425"= = Watch the video showing the parade for Carnaval in Montevideo, Uruguay. How would you compare this parade with a parade where you live? = 215:there is alot more rythem in uruguay parades than in america there was also alot of dancing and percussion instruments. They have many people. Their people are very much in unison. They are alike because they both have lots of people and people dancing, however, they are alaso different becuase we have a different kid of celebrating and having fun, and they are more down to earth people.- 216 There parades are sort of like ours with the drum lines but ther is a ton more dancing.-313 Their parade is a lot like ours in america but are also different. There is drumming the whole time and in america we usually have more instruments and cd players playing songs we know.They also are wearing costumes that I haven't seen before and ours are a lot different. Everything is brightly colored for both. In Iowa we do lots of different stuff like we throw candy so we are different compared to Uruguay in many ways.- 407 The parade is kind of like a marching band but, there is alot more dancing and the crowd gets into it. In Iowa we throw candy and there are bands but there isn't too much dancing. (423) In this parade most people are walking an there is alot of dancers and people playing the drums, but in Iowa we don't really dance and we have lots of different insterments.(524) In this parade there is a lot more music and dancing! In our parade there is a lot of candy thrown out and flots! ~520~ Americans have more of an attitude where things like that dancing is really lame and embarassing, and our culture isn't very traditional. (523) In our parades we have alot of more flots, but they have alot more music and dancing. (618) In America we have vehicles, floats, and we throw out candy. In Uruguay they dance, play drums, and they have meaning behind them while in America our parades are mostly for fun. (119)(1:11) In this parade there costumes are a lot more interesting then the ones we have in iowa. There music is a lot more rythmic then ours. the people seem to be a lot more into the parade then people in the United States are. They have more spirit and more energy then most people do then at our parades.(MPand LJ Period 2) Parades in Uruguay seem to have more music. The people in the parade seem more festive than people in the United States. They have different instruments and ways of celebrating in the parade. Their costumes are more colorful and show off who they are much more than what they do in the USA. -AD3 If you think about it the parades here in America and the parades in Uruguay are different, but they do have a few similarities. One of them is we usually have the parades to celebrate holidays and our culture. Also even though they have costumes that are more colorful and festive we also wear costumes. (SSSper.6) ER1-- The costumes are more colorful than american costumes. CF1- They have dances instead of throwing candy and walking. desfile de carnival is fun place were people dance and have parades. LB 2 Our parades usally don't have a lot of dancers and we throw out candy. (HB2) The U.S's parades consist of floats and Uruguay has many dancers. (CC-2) Uruguay has many different exotic things and activities that are done at their parades(MB-4)

= = =What information can you tell us about Uruguay? Information we are looking for:= =*interesting facts= They have more music and dancing then we do (B..L ---3) =*places to see= =*things to do= NB 3: Eat Uruguayan food! (especially dessert :) ) =*celebrations/festivals= 311:During parades they have people wearing colorful dresses and bands playing and theres people danceing in the streets. During canivals Uruguays people love to dance and dress in wonderfully colored clothing (TC-3) =*traditions= =*historic events= =*famous people from here and why they are famous= =*why they speak Spanish= =*any other information you think we should know about Uruguay=