Boi Bumba – A Folk Theatrical Tradition of Brazil

Brazil, popularly known as the land of Samba, is the center of attraction for people from different parts of the world because of its popular carnivals and festivals. These festivals are best in the world on account of their music, dance, elaborated costumes, large people participation and high enthusiasm level. One of these carnivals is Boi Bumba " the most exotic and richest representation of folklore of Brazil. 

Boi Bumba or the Bumba Meu Boi is a traditional festival of Brazil, which represents the theatrical folk through music, colorful costumes and drumming. Factually, Boi is a music and dance style, which exhibits the history of the people of this region. The festival is celebrated in the form of a competition between two groups from Manaus of Boi singers, bands and dancers. The festival celebration narrates the story, which involves a bull, which dies and is brought back to life. There are different versions of the story that varies from one region to other, but includes all important central characters.

    •Bull (a performer in a sophisticated costume),

    •Catirina (an ugly pregnant girl)

    •A cowboy (in-charge of the Bull, and responsible for Bull’s death)

    •The priest

    •Powerful and affluent owner of the Bull

    •The music (which brings back the bull to life through magical drums)

It is a three-day festival, celebrated in all parts of the Brazil, particularly in North and Northeast regions, with high energy and jauntiness. This beautiful, musical and religious festival is celebrated annually, and involves street parade of humans, animals and other creatures that are part of the Brazilian Mythology and are wonderfully characterized in a comic dance form.

This Brazilian festival is highly influenced by the Indian, European and African cultures, and was started back in 1913 as a simple street parade. Music is the main attraction of the carnival, which is collectively supplemented by drums, zabumbas, rattles and tambourines, along with some classy tools like trombones, clarinets, etc. Also, the bullock and the colorful feather costumes are the highlighting points of the carnival celebration. The bullock is made-up from wood and is covered by a painted fabric that looks beautiful. On the other hand, the costumes are made, using different types of fabric and feathers.

 

For making costumes for this exotic Brazilian festival, different types of plumes are used that include Pheasant, Ostrich, Rooster, etc. All these types of plumes are offered in a wide selection of sizes and colors by Schuman Feathers. The website offers finest quality wholesale feathers that add grace to the costumes and heighten-up the carnival celebration. 

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