customs and traditions of Ecuador

        costumbres y tradiciones del Ecuador

                        

                                             SIERRA 

 The Diablada of Píllaro             

the diablada feast of innocents  is a unique cultural espression  in the  country, the are made up of various characters; devils, guarichas line couples, capariches  who perform their dance to the rhythm of village bands.

Festival of flowers and fruits

 The festival of flowers and fruits is one of the most important celebrations at the times of  carnival in the month of  February or March. It is carried oud in the city of Ambato and  is part of the identity of the town. 

                                   COAST

Rodeo Montubio

This tradition is born from the cowboys who live in rural areas or the countryside, specifically on the Ecuadorian coast. The particioants give  a sample of  the customs and skills acquired in the word that they perform daily, mainly in places such as farms  

                 COAST, SIERRA AND ORIENTE 

Old Year

The old yer  is a puppet that is identified as the years that ends. This puppet is made of old clothes, cardboard or paper, with a filler of shavings, straw or  sawdust, and it is also frequently filled with pyrotechnic marerial, for when it is burned at midnight on burned at midnight on December 31, NEW years Eve. This custom is popular throughout Ecuador, for example in the Sierra area the pupplets are built with clothes and stuffed with newspaper, a mask or mask is placed on them, with the image of the character that is going to be burned in that year.