Hi there, I'm back again!

I haven't been writing much over the last few (天)because it's carnival(狂欢节) here in Tenerife--you know, music, dance, and Carnival Queen competitions— and all (各种)of street activities going on for days and nights! However, today's a sad day because it's almost over. I've been partying all week, and now it's(时候)to put my colorful carnival clothes away and get my black clothes out because it's the Burial of the Sardine(沙丁鱼).

    "What? A funeral(葬礼) for a fish?!" You may say. Yeah, I know it (听起来）crazy, but it' s been a tradition around here for hundreds of years. Nobody knows (确切地)how it began. It seems that people used to celebrate having lots of   to eat. Nowadays, we have a big model fish on the back of a truck, and everybody just turns up and follows the truck. It's getting  (更大)every year as more and more tourists are coming to have a look and take part in the fun.

So, what happens? Well, we walk slowly around the town and everybody (穿着)black clothes. Some people even (哭),like a real funeral. Then. in the end, they burn(烧)the fish, and there's a firework display(烟火表演). So anyway, bye for now—I've got to go and get (准备)for a funeral!

Juan Rodriguez    posted 8 hours ago       Comments(0)