The Christmast

CUSTOM AND ACTIVITIES 

  Christmas in Ecuador is regarded as the day on which the birth of Christ is celebrated. All meet in familida excuse to eat and darb gifts, sing, drink and go to church. In honor of this great holiday, here is a list of Christmas Fun Facts.




TRADITION

Midnight Mass: At 24 pm on 24 December after the Christmas Eve, Midnight Mass is celebrated. Thus the birth of Jesus is celebrated in Bethlehem. The ritual includes

two readings of the gospel, which they recount the holy birth, which occurred, according to Catholic tradition, a small crib Hebrew people.

CAROLS

Typical music of Spain, Latin America, Portugal and is widespread in the United States, the carols were once popular secular songs, which they sang in chorus. Later they would have started singing in churches and in the context of Christmas.
In Ecuador carols are sung during the Ninth and Eve, but since December we started listening in shopping malls, restaurants, colleges, schools, offices, and various institutions. Some of the most popular are:

• Campana sobre campana 
• Bienvenido seas
• Mi burrito sabanero
• Noche de paz
• Dulce Jesús mio 
• Entre paja y heno 
• Los peces en el rió

FOOD

In Ecuador people generally tend to prepare the Christmas turkey dinner with potatoes or rice salad, with desserts such as bakeries, ice cream, jelly and drinks such as wine, water or gaseosa.

New Year.

This is as we celebrate The New Year in Ecuador.

ORIGIN

The all countries of latin america having  the same custom  that Spain old  rituals as the Saturnalia of the Romans or Celtic rituals

In some Countries as : Peru, Mexico their having custom and rituals of  purifiers, dance and costumes That have joined the current ritual syncretism itself as part of a mixed culture.

CUSTUM AND ACTIVITIES 

In the Ecuador the people the december 31 of each year makes  a doll which represents a purification ritual between of parties and parades.

The dolls are made for parades and contests represent local political figures, celebrities,

sports and celebrities in general, the jury takes into account the representation of the doll mood to reward the best work.

The doll is elaborate basically of newspaper or scrap wood and old clothes with mask that represent a person famous or common person also there are dolls elaborate with paper , rubber and an paints of different color that represents specially famous people and animated characters.

The people before the burning of the doll, reading a "testament", which, with ironic or satirical language sucesose after counting of the year and deseso are given for the new year is done.

Most families put years old at the doors of the houses to be exhibited to the public, some puppets are seen sitting under a small hut, the años viejor or dooll  , together or alone, in the table they are can see living people playing a traditional game of 40 and with beers aside

BELIEVE

In Ecuador the people believe that should for new year eat and make things as : eating lentils , wear yellow underwear inside out and put money in a shoes or eat twelve grapes one by one and make a wish.