ingles: festivals and heritage

 

Ecuador: festivals and heritage

Yes, when I hear Ecuador mentioned, the following celebration immediately comes to mind:

Festival of Flowers and Fruits

This beautiful celebration takes place in Ambato, in the province of Tungurahua, It was born as a response to the physical and psychological situation in which the city and its inhabitants were left after the earthquake of August 5, 1949.

Outfit :

Women wear long dresses with bright colors and know how to wear accessories on their heads such as hats or decorative flowers and the men wear a red poncho and a traditional toquilla straw hat.

They usually go dressed according to the role they played in the choreography.

They mainly consume baked goods, fritada, mote with Mapahuira (pork fat), Pinllo bread, natural juices and even the typical hot chocolate. In the Central Market you can delight in all this variety of typical dishes, and of course, you should not leave without tasting the exquisite llapingachos with chorizo.

It has four main numbers around which the entire celebration revolves: The Proclamation and the election of the Queen, the Blessing of the Flowers, Fruits and Bread, the Parade of the Confraternity and the Night Watch.

It is important as a symbol of hope, optimism, strength and unity of the Ambateños, who moved forward after the devastating earthquake that destroyed much of the city in 1949.