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List Of Festivals In La Guajira
The following is a list of festivals or celebrations in the Colombian Department of La Guajira. * Cradle of Accordions Festival * Festival of the Laurels * Festival of the Wayuu Culture * Festival y Reinado Nacional del Carbón * Festivities of Our Lady of the Remedies * National Festival of the Dividivi See also *Festivals in Colombia External links National System for Cultural Information: Festivals in La Guajira {{South_America_in_topic, Public holidays in * La Guajira La Guajira () is a department of Colombia. It occupies most of the Guajira Peninsula in the northeast region of the country, on the Caribbean Sea and bordering Venezuela, at the northernmost tip of South America. The capital city of the departm ... La Guajira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 departments and the Capital District of Bogotá, the country's largest city. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi), and has a population of 52 million. Colombia's cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a Spanish colony, fusing cultural elements brought by immigration from Europe and the Middle East, with those brought by enslaved Africans, as well as with those of the various Amerindian civilizations that predate colonization. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of La Guajira
La Guajira () is a department of Colombia. It occupies most of the Guajira Peninsula in the northeast region of the country, on the Caribbean Sea and bordering Venezuela, at the northernmost tip of South America. The capital city of the department is Riohacha. Various indigenous tribes have populated the arid plains of the region long before the Spanish expeditions reached the Americas. In 1498, Alonso de Ojeda sailed around the peninsula of La Guajira, but the first European to set foot in what is known today as La Guajira was the Spanish explorer Juan de la Cosa in 1499. During the colonial era, the territory of La Guajira was disputed by the governors of Santa Marta and Venezuela, owing to deposits of pearls. English pirates, Frenchmen, and Germans also fought for control of the territory. Martin Fernandez de Enciso founded Nuestra Señora Santa María de los Remedios del Cabo de la Vela, the first colonial village in the territory. In 1535, Nicolás de Federmán refounde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cradle Of Accordions Festival
The Cradle of Accordions Festival ( es, Festival Cuna de Acordeones) is a festival in the Colombian northern town of Villanueva, Department of La Guajira in the month of September. The Cradle of Accordions Festival is celebrated on the same day as Saint Thomas and many vallenato musicians from the Department of Cesar and La Guajira gather to participate in an accordionist contest. The religious event is celebrated with a mass, a procession and fireworks. In 2006 the Senate of Colombia by Law 1052 of this same year declared the Cradle of Accordions Festival as a Cultural and Artistic Patrimony of Colombia. The president of the event is Binomio de Oro de America accordionist and owner Israel Romero. See also * List of music festivals in Colombia *List of folk festivals *List of festivals in La Guajira *Vallenato Legend Festival The Vallenato Legend Festival ( es, Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata) is one of the most important musical festivals in Colombia. The festival fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festival Of The Laurels
The Festival of the Laurels ( es, Festival Folclórico y Cultural de Los Laureles) is a festival in Colombia. The festival takes place in the town of Distraccion, in the Department of La Guajira. The festival is folkloric event and celebrates the vallenato music. The festival was named after the Laurel trees planted at the main plaza in downtown Distraccion. See also * List of music festivals in Colombia *List of festivals in La Guajira *List of folk festivals A folk festival celebrates traditional folk crafts and folk music. This list includes folk festivals worldwide, except those with only a partial focus on folk music or arts. Folk festivals may also feature folk dance or ethnic foods. Handicr ... * Festivals in Colombia References Music festivals in Colombia Festivals in La Guajira Department Folk festivals in Colombia Latin music festivals {{Colombia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festival Of The Wayuu Culture
A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival constitutes typical cases of glocalization, as well as the high culture-low culture interrelationship. Next to religion and folklore, a significant origin is agricultural. Food is such a vital resource that many festivals are associated with harvest time. Religious commemoration and thanksgiving for good harvests are blended in events that take place in autumn, such as Halloween in the northern hemisphere and Easter in the southern. Festivals often serve to fulfill specific communal purposes, especially in regard to commemoration or thanking to the gods, goddesses or saints: they are called patronal festivals. They may also provide entertainment, which was particularly important to local communities before the advent of mass-produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festival Y Reinado Nacional Del Carbón
The Coal National festival and Pageant ( es, Festival y Reinado Nacional del Carbón) is a festival in Colombia that takes place in the town of Barrancas, Department of La Guajira from October 10 to the 13. The festival is an artistic and cultural event which celebrates de municipalities' Roman Catholic devotion to the "Virgin of Pilar", there are art expositions showing different coal sculptures and paintings as well as local gastronomy events. There also cultural expositions showing the arts and crafts of the Wayuu indigenous ethnic group. See also * Festivals in Colombia *List of festivals in La Guajira The following is a list of festivals or celebrations in the Colombian Department of La Guajira. * Cradle of Accordions Festival * Festival of the Laurels * Festival of the Wayuu Culture * Festival y Reinado Nacional del Carbón * Festivities ... References Festivals in La Guajira Department Folk festivals in Colombia Religious festivals in Colombia {{Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festivities Of Our Lady Of The Remedies
Festivities of Our Lady of the Remedies ( es, Fiesta Patronal Nuestra Señora de los Remedios) is a festival that takes place in the northern Colombian city of Riohacha, Department of La Guajira. The festival takes place between January 20 to February 9 of each year. The events vary from '' corralejas'', street parties to horse races. The festivities celebrates a legend of the which dates back to Mond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Festival Of The Dividivi
The National Festival of the Dividivi ( es, Festival y Reinado Nacional del Dividivi) is a festival in the Department of La Guajira, Colombia. The festival was created in 1969 by mandate of then mayor of Riohacha, Ernestina Serrano. The National Festival of the Dividivi is named after the ''Dividivi'' tree ('' Caesalpinia coriaria''), considered a symbol of the Department of La Guajira. The festival is celebrated every year from June 29 to July 1, the last day celebrating the creation of the Department of La Guajira. See also * List of festivals in La Guajira *Festivals in Colombia The following is a list of festivals in Colombia, including arts festivals, music festivals, folk festivals, and cultural festivals, among other types. Festivals by type Traditional and cultural Colombian festivals January *Campeonato de Vol ... References Cultural festivals in Colombia {{coord missing, Colombia Festivals in La Guajira Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festivals In Colombia
The following is a list of festivals in Colombia, including arts festivals, music festivals, folk festivals, and cultural festivals, among other types. Festivals by type Traditional and cultural Colombian festivals January *Campeonato de Voleibol Playa - Cartagena - Bolívar * Carnaval de Blancos y Negros - Pasto - Nariño * Carnaval de Riosucio - Riosucio - Caldas *Carnavales de Ocaña - Norte de Santander * Cartagena Festival Internacional de Música - Cartagena - Bolívar *Feria de Cali - Cali - Valle del Cauca *Feria de Manizales - Manizales - Caldas *Feria Taurina - Cartagena - Bolívar *Feria Taurina de la Candelaria - Medellín - Antioquia *Festival de la Miel - Oiba - Santander *Festival de La Panela - Villeta - Cundinamarca *Fiesta de las Corralejas - Sincelejo *Hay Festival - Cartagena - Bolívar *Reinado del Arroz - Aguazul - Casanare *Reinado Departamental de la Panela - Villeta *Sirenato del Mar - Tolu February * Carnaval de Barranquilla - Barranquilla - Atlá ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festivals In La Guajira Department
A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival constitutes typical cases of glocalization, as well as the high culture-low culture interrelationship. Next to religion and folklore, a significant origin is agricultural. Food is such a vital resource that many festivals are associated with harvest time. Religious commemoration and thanksgiving for good harvests are blended in events that take place in autumn, such as Halloween in the northern hemisphere and Easter in the southern. Festivals often serve to fulfill specific communal purposes, especially in regard to commemoration or thanking to the gods, goddesses or saints: they are called patronal festivals. They may also provide entertainment, which was particularly important to local communities before the advent of mass-produced enterta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Festivals In Colombia
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