拉丁美洲的节日 los festivales de Latinoamérica

Venezuela – Miss Venezuela is held the first week of September. Everyone, absolutely everyone is glued to watching it unfold. Venezuelans have no problem with the feminist ideal of taking issue with judging women on how they look.. There are many “Misses” competitions for example there is a Miss Army, Air Force, Navy, Tourism, Granny, and Feet. Festival of Saint John and Maracaibo are =essential festivals for mulattos and blacks that celebrate their heritage dances, Africans drums, and saints popularize these festivals
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Since every town is associated with a particular saint festivals occur all year long. The duration of the festival can last from 1 to 10 days, depending on the saint and the town. Celebrated in a high-spirited way. Street parties, processions, huge dances in town’s central plaza, masked figures, traveling fairs, food, alcohol, gambling, music, bullfighting, fireworks, rodeos, in some places soccer tournaments, cockfights, horse races, beauty contests. People may visit the beach all day. Indigenous peoples dress in native costumes and show traditional dances and music such as the Mayans in Guatemala. Everything in a town comes to a stop. All Saint’s Day
Examples:
Festival of Our Lady of Guadalupe: Celebrated at different times of the year by different countries. Mexico: celebrates the day of her miraculous appearance to the Indian peasant Juan Diego. Millions make a pilgrimage to the Basilica de la Virgin to thank her for answered prayers. Many crawl up the hill on their hands and knees, hurting themselves as an act of penitence. Still it is a festive occasion. This shrine is visited by more pilgrims than any other Catholic site in the world, next to the Vatican in Rome. Basilica de la Virgin de Guadalupe
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Examples:
Basilica de la Virgin de Guadalupe
Bolivia: The Virgin of Guadalupe in Sucre Cathedral is visited by pilgrims from all over the country and many parts of the world. Over the years they have left so many small gifts that the total value of the shrine is priceless. The image of the Virgin is adorned with emeralds and gold, an estimated 298 thousand pears, and about 21 thousand diamonds. Argentina – over 4 million pilgrims each year visit the town of Lujáan to pay their respect to the Virgin of Luján, the patron saint of the nation
How it Began:
Before leaving Spain fro the Americas, many adventurers visited a shrine in the small town of Guadalupe. There they prayed to an image of the Virgin Mary for a safe journey and success. The name of the town and the Virgin were carried to many places in the Spanish colonies.
Examples:
Festival of Our Lady of Guadalupe: Before leaving Spain fro the Americas, many adventurers visited a shrine in the small town of Guadalupe. There they prayed to an image of the Virgin Mary for a safe journey and success. The name of the town and the Virgin were carried to many places in the Spanish colonies.