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Quito´s Party 

The origin of the Holidays of Quito

In Quito during the history there have been multiple parties, wicha had to do with the practice of Cristianity the Faustain events of the spanish monarchy and were turning some traditional festivities such as for example the Carnaval. However, today´s commemoration of the Hispanic Foundation of Quito (August 28, 1534) is likely to have a background the celebration of te fourth centenary of the establishment of the City of Quito by Sebastian de Benalcazar. The December 6, 1934 there was especially militar parades, exhibitions of sculpure, painting and caricature that were convened by the municipality, where the Mariano Aguilera award is promoted, having also partipaded in the commemoration of the Catholic Church by Archobishop Carlos Maria Tower.

Typical Holiday meal Quito

Hornado:

In the original preparation of this dish, chicha and lard are used. The pig is backet in a clay oven and when ready it accompanied by mote, potato pancakes and or cold pepper.

Broth Legs:

Influences of indigenous, pre-Hispanic and Spanish cusine come together in this soup. The basic ingredients are preparing beef leg fence and the nickname while peppers and peanuts are very important for their preparation.

Morocho:

It is a sweet concotion made ground and shelled (cereal) that has been soaked overnigth morocho above. In Quito they are famous that are offered on the premises of the 5 corners in Chimbacalle and usually served with empanadas de viento.

Canelazo:

It is the best option to counter the cold Quito. It is made of brandy, sugar, water, cinnamon and pure juice naranjilla. This preparation is taken hot is typical of the Andrean eligion.

Tradicional Music:

This old guitar accompanying me,

It has a bitter grief that tortures me.

You know why the morning star,

He always finds me alone with my grief.

  The hall its heydey fromm the late ninetheenth to mijnd-twentieth centuary, after it began to decline in popularity, recently resturnd to the for especially new adaptions that made the musican Juan Fernando Velasco to the most popular songs of that style. In the main exponents were the duo Benitez Valencia, recognized both nationally and internationally in this time and even in these. Composers such as Gerardo Arias, Humberto Dorado Polit or Leonardo Paez belonged to that time.

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