Fiestas de Quito

NAME: Daniel Erazo
CLASS: 2nd "A"
TOPIC: FIESTAS DE QUITO

FIESTAS DE QUITO (ECUADOR)

The Fiestas de Quito (celebrations of Quito) is a weeklong period from the end of November to the 6th of December celebrating the foundation of Quito. During this period, bullfighting at the Plaza de Toros, flamenco dancing, opera and theater shows are presented. Parades that present the new Reina de Quito, marching school war bands, and other events can be enjoyed. In addition to celebrating the founding of Quito, some neighborhoods celebrate their favorite saint and for processions and block parties with live music and bands. People can also take a ride around the city on a Chiva, which is an open "party" bus with live bands. Plaza Foch is also a destination for the people because of its vast space with restaurants, bars, clubs, hotels, shops and special events.

INDEPENDENCE DAY (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)

Independence Day, also referred to as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The Continental Congress declared that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a new nation, the United States of America, and were no longer part of the British Empire. The Congress actually voted to declare independence two days earlier, on July 2.

Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, and political speeches and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Independence Day is the National Day of the United States.

Origin of the Holiday

FIESTAS DE QUITO

During the Republican era, December 6 was not celebrated in Quito. There was no dancing, no serenades. The date went unnoticed; it was another day in the calendar. In schools it was remembered only as part of the civic calendar.

Until in 1956, Cesar Larrea, journalist of Ultimas Noticias newspaper, together with Mayor Jaime del Castillo, took charge of making the first Quito serenade to the queens. He also joined a liquor company, which produced "Paico". And so the serenades were organized, which began in La Ronda Street. Afterwards, the meeting of the Albazos took place and the city began to have a permanent festival of different forms and expressions.

It featured bands and orchestras. And with the popular emotion that turned the nights of December 5 into a motif of arrangements, festivities, dances and music, in which the residents of the different neighborhoods were involved, participants in the tapes, contests and, without a doubt, of the generous toasts. The idea of ​​serenade or albazo came from a great Quito artist, Luis Alberto Valencia, the beloved and remembered 'Potolo Valencia', who had the support of the Mantilla family and executives of the newspaper Últimas Noticias and El Comercio.

INDEPENDENCE DAY

During American independence, legal separation from the Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve an independence resolution that had been proposed in June by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia declaring the State's United independent from Great Britain.12 After voting for independence, Congress focused its attention on the Declaration of Independence, a statement explaining this decision, which had been prepared by a committee of five, with Thomas Jefferson as its principal author . The Congress debated and revised the text of the Declaration, finally approving it on July 4.

Food

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From the hotels, the festive menu allows the public to consume dishes of haute cuisine with the flavor of tradition in buffet format. Soups have become one of the first choices for both diners and chefs who add them to their menus. The typical Quito locro, pate broth or locro with leather become referring to the moment of Quito kitchen talk. For dishes the Quito can now be found with the kitchens that have been tuned in the valleys, with the hornado as the main dish. You have the option of a free cinnamon bar as offered in the Ecuador Gallery restaurant. The space also bets on cinnamon preparations in cocktail style with fruit juices or with the option of liquor made in craft bottles.

INDEPENDENCE DAY

Americans, on July 4 usually eat in the gardens of each house to celebrate this day with barbecues and beer, and that is actually that is one of the most common ways to spend this day. Hamburgers, grilled chicken, ribs, "dips" to accompany, summer salads, nachos, "snacks" and "pretzels" are some of the main ingredients of this copious meal that usually lasts practically all day. One of the typical dishes is "Layer Dip", which is a salad made from peppers, tomatoes, onions, lettuce, cheese, chicken and spicy tomato sauce.

Watermelon is also usually taken to refresh the palate and, as a dessert, the so-called "Marshmallows", which consist of a marshmallow and a little chocolate in ounce, placed between two cookies.

Traditional Costumes

FIESTAS DE QUITO

Celebrations to the city began in 1959, with the support and enthusiasm of a few citizens. Those values and traditions of its inhabitants have gained strength in the last century.

Today Quito is celebrated with traditions such as: the proclamation, parades of the confraternity in the north and south, serenades, popular dances in the neighborhoods, election of the queen of the city, wooden car races, food festivals typical, the traditional game of cards "40", interbarriales, pasacalle festival, canelazos, town bands, tours in chivas, and more. All this reflects a mixture of the legacies and ancestral legacies that have led us to celebrate such a loyal and noble city.

INDEPENDENCE DAY

Americans celebrate July 4 in different ways, depending on the part of the country where they reside. In Texas they love a day of rodeo, in California the escapes to the pacific beaches, the zones of interior, a good picnic or barbecue with base of hamburgers, ribs or hot dogs, while the jazz festivals invade Kentucky and the declaration of Independence is read, live, at the Boston City Hall; each place adapts the celebration to your particular vision.

The most prominent place is the Statue of Liberty, on the island of Manhattan, a monument completely related to the sense of independence for Americans, so the fireworks fired in this place acquires a notorious role with more than 22 tons of pyrotechnic merchandise, while other mythical places such as Lake Michigan in Chicago, the San Francisco Bay or the Reflective Pool to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC also let their own fires escape.

Dance

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In these festivals different artists of various musical genres are presented. The dance in Quito is characterized by its great variety, depending on the singer or group that is performing. You can enjoy folk music, salsa, merengue, reggaeton, rock, and much more. In addition, traditional dances of different ethnicities and cultures from across the country, to celebrate the capital.

INDEPENDENCE DAY

After the meal that usually lasts until dusk, a concert is offered in the Capitol garden in which the national symphony orchestra and different national pop groups that play patriotic songs usually participate.

Also, there are parades around the country, accompanied by flags and fireworks, characteristic of the celebrations of Independence of the United States.

Music

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The Fiestas de Quito show the variety of national and international music, through the different concerts or parades that take place throughout the city. It presents different music genres such as: folkloric, urban, salsa, merengue, band, electronic, among others. In large part, it aims to spread the Ecuadorian culture with dances, in parades through the streets of the Carita de Dios.

INDEPENDENCE DAY

The Independence of the United States was an event that marked the history of this country, therefore it should be celebrated with the greatest variety of music.

A squad of fifes and drums is presented; parades and concerts; festivals, such as the Annual Folk Festival; the National Symphony Orchestra, and many more.