This document discusses several festivals in Mexico and the United States. In Mexico, the most visited festivals are the National Fair of San Marcos, the Cervantino Festival, and the Street Theater Festival in Zacatecas. The favorite festivals in Aguascalientes are the National Fair of San Marcos, the Skeleton Festival, the Spring Parade, and the Street Theater Festival in Zacatecas. The National Fair of San Marcos began in 1828 and features bullfighting, rooster fighting, concerts, rodeo events, sports, games, theater, food, art, and a casino. The Skeleton Festival celebrates deceased loved ones as part of Mexican culture. In the US, popular Wisconsin festivals

2. CLASS SURVEY INFO
• Festivales por año: 4
• Festivales más visitados:
– feria nacional de san marcos, festival
cervantino(en guanajuato), festival de teatro
callejero en Zacatecas.
• Festivales favoritos en Aguascalientes:
– feria Nacional de San Marcos, Festival de las
Calaveras, Desfile de primavera, festival de
teatro callejero en Zacatecas, festival
cervantino (cultural), dia de la independencia.

3. SAN MARCOS FAIR
-“la Feria de México”
-Aguascalientes
-cerca del 25 de abril

4. HISTORIA DE SAN MARCOS FAIR
• La primer feria occurió
en el año 1828 alredor
del tiempo de la cosecha
para mostrar los
animales y productos del
estado.
• En el año 1924, a la
ganadora de la cabalgata
se le corona como “La
reina de la feria”
• Desde que el año 1958,
la feria se concidera
nacional.

5. ACTIVIDADES DE SAN MARCOS FAIR
Las corridas de toros y las peleas
•
de gallos son muy populares,
después de las peleas en el
palenque, un cantante mexicano
ofrece un concierto.
Charreadas (rodeo)
•
Varios conciertos
•
Eventos deportivos- fútbol
•
Varios juegos
•
Teatro
•
Comida
•
Eventos artísticos
•
Casino
•
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
•
v=by29gy5dgbo&feature=PlayList
&p=7C7027EB9DAA83E1&playnext
=1&playnext_from=PL&index=5

6. http://www.you
tube.com/watch
?v=1vVQuOkq96o

7. Festival de las calaveras
• Este festival es para
celebrar a las personas
que han fallecido
porque los mexicanos
consideran a la muerte
como una forma de
expresión cultural.
• Empezó en el año 1994
y es un atracción muy
popular

9. PERSONAL STORY (AUDIO)

10. MARCELA DESCRIPTION OF WISCONSIN
FESTIVALS
fest
*Summer
*Wisconsin State
Fair
*German fest
*River festival

11. Summer Fest
*It is known as “ the GIg,
big” too.
*It is a yearly musical
festival held at the 75- acre
Henry Maier Festival Park
along the lakefront in
Milwaukee.
*It last for 11 days.
*It features both local and
nationally known music
talent from a variety of
music genres.

12. Wisconsin State Fair
• It is an annual event.
• It takes place in August and
it lasts 11 days.
• A wide variety of vendors,
many local and national
bands.
• A large assortment of food
and drink, including cream
puffs.
• Agricultural exhibits of
horses, cattle, sheep,
chickens, and other animals
are featured every year at
the fair.

13. German Fest
• It is an ethnic festival
in Milwaukee.
• It celebrates the
culture of Germany, as
well as Switzerland,
Austria, Liechtenstein,
and German-speaking
communities around
the world.
• Along with traditional
music, many from the
Vater land also make
the journey to perform
and educate at the
festival.

14. River Fest
It is a free three-day summer
•
festival held annually along
the Milwaukee River in
downtown Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
There’s music from awesome
•
bands like Poi Dog Pondering,
Nation Sack with Greg Koch
and Pat McCurdy at stages
located throughout the
downtown area.
There’s also great food from a
•
variety of restaurants, a
special Kid’s Day on Sunday,
and lots more events and
activities for the whole
family.

15. JENA PERSONAL STORY OF
SUMMERFEST (AUDIO)

16. COMPARE & CONTRAST

17. Bibliography
• San Marcos Fair:
http://www.aboutmexico.net/mexico/sa
n-marcos.asp &
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feria_Naci
onal_de_San_Marcos
• Festival de las calaveras [día de los
muertos]
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/art
icles/dead-education.html
• Videos from: Youtube.com

18. Bibliography
• Summerfest:
http://www.summerfest.com/flash/#
• Wisconsin State Fair:
http://www.wistatefair.com/#
• Germanfest:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
/German_Fest
• Riversplash:
http://www.riversplash.com/ &
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RiverSplash