Festivals Ecuador

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Festivals

Different celebrations are held every year, they are a tradition that is maintained from generation to generation, it is the exact representation of Ecuador, it was instilled as a custom not to lose the ancestral Ecuadorian identity. Although the human being is in constant evolution it is fundamental not to forget the roots that represent them, it only remains to enjoy the music, dance, gastronomy, games and the affection of the community that identifies us and differentiates us from the rest of the world and are a sample of our megadiversity.

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Horizontal 4- Made to thank the Paccha Mama. 5- Typical drink of the pampamesa.

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Vertical 1- Place where the feast of flowers and fruits takes place. 2- What protects the human devil from the demons. 3- Protagonist of the Inti Raymi.

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The music is also part of the traditions, popular music is used and popular dances such as La Pera Madura, La Rondaría Ambateña and La Fiesta Retro a re practiced in front of the atrium of the cathedral which is decorated with flowers and fruits typical of Ambato.

INTI RAYMI

Inty Raymi is an ancient Inca religious celebration as gratitude of the Andean people who offer to the Paccha Mama, for the goodness of having allowed a good production and harvest of traditional products, gratitude is celebrated with the presence of music and dance, concentrating more than a hundred native groups. It takes place every year, from June 17 to 23, and has crossed borders, since representatives of the music and dance of Andean countries, of similar ethnic characteristics, come to participate in the festival of the sun. The main character of the festa is the Aya Uma or Diablo Huma, which has an important spiritual meaning for the indigenous communities that congregate in sacred places to thank the Pachamama for the harvests. The cosmic order arrives to the festival with this character that drives away the demons that roam among the crops. In addition, the traditional pampamesa takes place, where typical food of the Andean zone is shared, such as corn, potatoes, melloco, beans and others, combined with different meats, especially guinea pig and the typical chicha.

Traditional festivals in Ecuador can be identified as ancestral or indigenous, and traditional mestizo. Among the former are the equinox and solstice festivals, which in colonial times were inserted into the Catholic calendar, such as Inti Raymi, Corpus Christi and the Yamor festival in Imbabura. On the other hand, the traditional mestizo festivals are the Diablada of Píllaro, the carnival, Easter, the pilgrimage of the Virgin of El Cisne in Loja, the pilgrimage to the Virgin of Quinche, the feast of the Mama Negra and the Pass of the Traveling Child in Cuenca, among others. In this paper we will review 3 traditional festivals and their characteristics.

dIABLADA DE PÍLLARO

La Diablada de Píllaro is a popular celebration that has grown in the last decade. According to history, in colonial times the Indians disguised themselves as devils in repudiation of the priestly preaching and the physical, psychological, economic and moral mistreatment they received from the Spaniards. The Pillareña Diablada is one of the popular festivals of Ecuador, born in the time of the Spanish colony. This cultural event, which in 2009 was declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ecuador, summons in January thousands of people who participate in the so-called "partidas" or traditional comparsas that travel, in the midst of dances and songs, rural communities to the centre of Píllaro. Local historians claim that before each parade there were six devils. They were slaves who were opening the way for their masters, who came down to the village to test their dancing virtues. Despite not knowing for sure how the Diablada was born, the mystery and seduction that has always exercised the image of this character in the popular imagination, made it popular over time to finally become the central part of the entire celebration.

fESTIVAL OF THE FRUIT AN FLOWERS

The Festival of the Fruit and Flowers is an Ecuadorian celebration that takes place in the month of February and March in the province of Tungurahua, it is also recognized as the largest carnival in Ecuador. It is one of the most popular festivities throughout Ecuador, this is a commemoration for the loss of inhabitants of the city as a result of the earthquake of August 5, 1949, in this fair are carried out several practices which are : The Election of the Queen of Ambato, the Blessing of the Flowers, Fruits and Bread, the Parade of the Fruit and Flower Festival, the Folklore Festival, the Verbenas, gastronomic festivals, music festivals, concerts, the Retro party and finally the Ronda Nocturnal.