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Holidays in Ecuador
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October |
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National Holiday. Guayaquil’s independence
anniversary. Concerts, sport events, parades, regattas, and
many artistic shows. |
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12 |
Columbus Day. Also know as "Dia de la Raza" |
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November |
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1 |
All Saints' Day |
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2 |
National Holiday. All-souls Day. Great
concurrency to cemeteries. People furnish the graveyards with
flowers and cards. They stay all day near the graveyard and
“share” the food with the defunct. Typical food is the “Colada
Morada” (Purple Porridge), beverage made of fruits and
aromatic herbs, and the “Guaguas de Pan” (bread babies), which
is bread in the form of a human body. |
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3 |
National Holiday. Cuenca’s independence
anniversary, parades, artistic expositions, cultural events
and artisan fairs. |
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December |
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6 |
Quito’s spanish foundation anniversary.
Parties in all the city. Bullfights, parades, sports events,
wooden car races, tournaments. Beauty contest, dances and
celebrations in the streets and parks. |
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25 |
National Holiday. Christmas day. |
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31 |
National Holiday. New Year’s Eve. Burning of the “Año Viejo”,
(Old Year), a doll that symbolizes this date. Dances,
“widows”. |
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