Festival de la candelaria

Is one of the mos important partys insnide the history of bolivar.
The party of the virgen of the candelaria is celebrated in Cartagena, They celebrate it 9 days before the 2 of february.
In Cartagena they celebrate it next to the Cerro de la popa there is a statue of the virgen of the Candelaria.
They started celebrating this in the colonial age. They construct a big room where the white people  danced . But the black people and others didn't in the room they danced in the street, All men and women enjoyed the party dancing every where, They danced Cumbia exsacly how we dance now a days.

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