The Mother's Day

Mother's Day or Mother's Day is a holiday celebrated in honor mothers around the world, at different times of the year depending on the country

Origin

His contemporary origin would be referred to Mother's Friendship Day and Mother's Day meetings Meetings organized in 1865 or 1868 by Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis, where mothers gathered to exchange views on various topical issues

is celebrated around the world, the history of this festival dates back to ancient Greece, where they surrendered honors Rea, the mother of Poseidon, Hades and Zeus gods.

For its part the Catholic Church changed the date of Mother's Day in a celebration to honor the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus.

The celebration of Mother's Day "second Sunday in May" throughout the planet was decreed by President Woodrow Wilson United States in 1914.

The date of Mother's Day 2016 in Ecuador this Sunday May 8 where Ecuadorians will pay homage to the woman who helps us every day without expecting anything in return is celebrated.

Customs and activities

You know on what date the Mother's Day is celebrated in Ecuador this 2016 Happy Mother's Day.

The various institutions of the country and society celebrate Mother's Day with various events to recognize the loving and self-sacrificing work moms meet Ecuador in behalf of their children. Mother's Day in Ecuador held the second Sunday of May each year where all children make a special tribute to this beloved woman

As celebrated in other countries

The importance of Mother's Day and how it is celebrated, it varies depending on the country.

In Mexico it is common moms sing the "Mañanitas", sometimes with the help of a hired mariachi or trio. In schools usually they do festivals, and children and adults regale moms with flowers, gifts and outings to restaurants.

In the Dominican Republic a large family gathering, in which the "Hymn to the Mother" is sung. The hymn was written in the 20's Maria degli Angeli Trinidad de Moya Pérez, better known as Trina Vasquez Moya, wife of Horacio Vásquez, three times president of the Republic. The hymn is taught in schools and is as common as the "Happy Birthday".

In Bolivia, since the Mother's Day commemorates an historic date, is a national holiday with parades and tributes to the heroic women who fought for independence, besides being a day when mothers are honored.

In other countries, such as Spain, big celebrations are not made, but simply the children and parents congratulate mothers and give them a little present.

Children's Day

Children's Day and girl in Ecuador is celebrated on June 1 of each year with tributes and events for smaller home.

June 1 is the date when Children's Day is celebrated in most countries, different cultures of the world have another celebration date. Non-governmental state organizations, popular and educational institutions of Ecuador on June 1 organize events to celebrate children.

Origin

After World War II, it began to generate concern and awareness of the need for special protection for infants. One of the first activists on this issue was Eglantyne Jebb, founder of Save the Children, which with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross urged the adoption of the first Declaration of the Rights of Children. This statement was submitted for approval to the League of Nations, which would adopt and ratify the Geneva Declaration on the Rights of Children,                    In 1954, the United Nations General Assembly, by resolution 836 of December 14, recommended that it be instituted in all countries Universal Children's Day and suggested governments to celebrate this day on the date each saw fit.

Celebration by country

•          ONU celebrates this day on November 20
• ·         Albania held on June 5
• ·         in Germany on September 20
• ·         in Ecuador, Ukraine, Russia, Romania, Portugal, Poland, Nicaragua, France, China, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Armenia and Angola is celebrated on June 1
• ·         In Argentina the 3rd Sunday in August
• ·         in Australia Wednesday October 4th
• ·         in Belgium on April 14
• ·         in Bolivia on April 12
• ·         in Brazil on October 12
• ·         in Chile and 8 August
• ·         in Colombia the last day Saturday April
• ·         North Korea on June 2
• ·         South Korea and Japan on May 5
• ·         in Costa Rica on September 9
• ·         Cuba Panama and Venezuela in 3rd Sunday of July     
• ·         in El Salvador and Guatemala on October 1
• ·         in Spain on April 15
• ·         in Honduras on September 10
• ·         Hungary last Sunday in May
• ·         in Mexico on April 30
• ·         in Paraguay on August 16
• ·         in Peru the 2nd Sunday of April
• ·         in Puerto Rico and Uruguay 2nd Sunday of August
• ·         Dominican Republic on September 29
• ·         in South Africa on June 16
• ·         in Sweden on Monday, October 1st
• ·         in Turkey on April 23
• ·         in Tunis on January 11

Customs and activities

Since then every year they make great celebrations both at home and in various public and private institutions.                                     Definitely with this it has been shown that small have been, they are and will be the kings of the house and the joy of the world.               Then uses this day to celebrate them, but also to show your affection and your respect all year.

English open house

In this open house where teachers and students worked together to make a presentation in which several people can observe that presentation in which he could see the representation of several villages in Ecuador but this alone I produced the second baccalaureate school Amazon counting with teachers and students and also included several instruments necessary for the presentation.

 

This presentation was made on a course of seconds, also participated in some representative dances of Ecuador with all its costumes. They also used various technological instruments in which we could see the places of those who spoke as could be two projectors and some computers

many students organized by licensed spent talking about the culture and customs and also made a presentation of each province with a dance and students who spoke took place a similar clothes in which all differentiate.

 

what they did first was presented and and bring in a certain amount of people into the classroom then went on to talk about the provinces of Ecuador and make dance groups are presented and finally said goodbye and thanked for attention and for visiting its open house

open house was a bit Funny and good for the information and representative dances of those regions and the effort that people had to complete the presentation and also was a bit tired and tiring so in the classroom where we were was closed and there were many people in the room and it was very hot and images in what they placed the projector did not look good but the rest was good because the students explained the subject well

the conclusion is that the open house of English was to explain the many places and cultures that had demonstrated each culture as a represntativo dance of each region and well organized was because there were several people working for this job and if only they did in a cursoy was a bit tiring at quevarias people entered the classroom, the presentation was very good.

The Battle of Pichincha 

The Battle of Pichincha occurred on May 24, 1822 on the slopes of Pichincha volcano, over 3,000 meters above sea level, near the city of Quito in Ecuador today.                               

The meeting, which took place in the context of the Spanish-American Wars of Independence, faced the independentista army under the leadership of Venezuelan general Antonio Jose de Sucre and the realistic army commanded by General Melchor de Aymerich. The defeat of the Spanish forces led to the liberation of Quito and assured independence the provinces that belonged to the Royal Audience of Quito, also known as the Presidency of Quito.

May 24 is considered a civic date of the heroes who gave their lives for freedom. With the Battle of Pichincha, Ecuador political independence that marked the beginning of the Republican and independent life of Ecuador was sealed.

Celebration

It is celebrated with military acts in the Top of Liberty and parades in the streets of the capital commemorating 188 years of the Battle of Pichincha. On the slopes of this volcano, May 24, 1822, the troops of Antonio Jose de Sucre reached Independence of Ecuador.

Cultural spaces

Museums and different spaces in the historic center remain open during this time and some museums are: City, Florida, Rumipamba, Maria Augusta Urrutia, El Panecillo, Temple of the Fatherland, Capilla del Hombre, the Convento San Francisco, La Cathedral, St. Catherine of Siena, Camilo Egas, San Diego, Alberto Mena Caamaño Wax and Casa de Sucre.

and Other options are the Carondelet Palace, the House of Praise, the Metropolitan Cultural Center, Cumandá Urban Park, the church The Company and Yaku - Water Museum Park.

Gastronomy

on this holiday the most common is to visit several places where you can taste good flavors as you might Browse the coffee plantations of Maquipucuna Reserve: know how the process of this grain is done and enjoying coffee high

you could also participate in a live demonstration of tempered chocolate in the Quinde Visitors Center in the basement of the Municipality of Quito

and the most known Microbrew This product has gained popularity in the city for its taste and quality can be enjoyed in craft breweries like Brewery Avysmo Av. 12 de Octubre and Foch, Bandido Brewing Co. Olmedo and Fermín Cevallos , Cherusker Brewery Joaquín Pinto and Diego de Almagro and La Bodega Cumbayá.

Feature of this Battle

• The patriot army had 2,900 men, most grancolombinos battalions Paya, Magdalena and Yaguachi and Peruvian Trujillo and Piura battalions. There were also British and Argentine. The royalists had 3000 soldiers

• Sucre had brought his troops from Guayaquil to Quito, in order to expel the Spaniards in this city. After many hardships arrived at the foot of the Pichincha volcano on May 23, 1822

• At night he ordered the rise and at dawn on May 24 had won good height. But the Spaniards spotted and climbed the volcano to face them.

• In the violent clash Patriots battalions they fought bravely, but had little ammunition and suffered many casualties by enemy fire. When it seemed that the triumph was in favor of the Spaniards, he appeared on the heights battalion Albion (English), with ammunition and reinforcements. Patriots returned to the charge and managed to disrupt and put to flight the enemies.

• victory on the slopes of Pichincha to several factors, mainly the movement of troops, diversionary operations and the provision of effective determined the libertarian triumph must.

• Patriot victory in Pichincha allowed the release of Quito and its annexation to the Republic of Gran Colombia, whose president was Don Simon Bolivar. The Liberator subsequently made his triumphal entry to Quito on June 16, 1822.

Labor Day

The International Workers' Day or May Day is the celebration par excellence of the world labor movement. It is a journey that has been commonly used to perform different social and labor demands in favor of the working classes by essentially socialist movements, anarchists and communists, among others.

Since its establishment in most countries, by agreement of the Socialist Workers' Congress of the Second International, held in Paris in 1889, it is a day of struggle and a tribute to the Martyrs of Chicago. These anarcho-syndicalists were executed in the United States to participate in the days of struggle for the achievement of the working day of eight hours, which originated in the strike that began on May 1, 1886 and its peak three days later, the May 4, at the Haymarket Riot. From then on it it became a day of protest for the rights of workers in general which is held in greater or lesser extent worldwide

                                                        

Origin of the festival

I made that led to this celebration are contextualized at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution in the United States. In the late nineteenth century Chicago was the second city in population of EE. UU. West and Southeast rail arriving each year thousands of unemployed farmers, creating the first humble villas that housed hundreds of thousands of workers. In addition, these urban centers welcomed migrants from around the world throughout the nineteenth century

Labor Day in Ecuador, who should not serve on this day, Ecuadorians prefer to travel outside their respective cities, but neither is discarded mobilization of labor unions

As a special holiday, midweek, people preferred to take to the streets to wander. On this occasion the trips were almost nil, because there was very little time for it, especially for those who wanted to visit someone distant.

Informal traders highlighted on this date, because as in a normal day, took to the streets to offer their products.

Easter

All Ecuadorians know, regardless of religion, which in late March or early April comes Holy Week, after meeting Lent, counting from Carnival festivities.

All around the world, Holy Week  and Easter are key dates in the Christian calendar. The Week, as it is also known, officially begins with Palm Sunday, in which the branches of different designs, made of palm fibers, are blessed during Masses celebrated throughout this day; and culminates on Easter Sunday.

During this week the Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ, and finally, his resurrection, is commemorated on Easter Sunday.

Traditions

In our country, mainly Catholic population, is celebrated with various events, such as church services, fasting, penance, spiritual retreats, praying the rosary, prayer walking the stations that describe different instances of the Passion of Christ, the visit of the Seven Holy Thursday churches, etc., alone or in family, in meetings loaded meanings and religious symbolism, according to the degree of commitment that every Catholic provide these dates.

                                                                                       

Food

enjoying a plate of Fanesca, for many, delicious, for others, too heavy for digestion, whose ingredients correspond to what represents the date: fish, usually cod air-dried salted, in honor of Jesus, known such as the Fisherman of Men; and the twelve different grains, representing the twelve apostles. This dish brings together around the table, family, friends and neighbors and prepared in large quantities. It is also accompanied by the delicious tamales salt or sweet.

Music

The International Festival of Sacred Music is one of the most important expressions of Holy Week Quito. This year will be held from 13 to 24 March. It includes recitals praise with tunes of the seventeenth century to contemporary music, with performers of the highest quality from different countries. This year highlights the participation of male and female singers Chota Valley

CARNIVAL

Origin

Carnival is a celebration that takes place immediately before the start of the Christian Lent, which starts in turn with Ash Wednesday, which has variable dates between February and March depending on the year. Carnival combines elements such as costumes, parades and street parties. By extension some similar parties are named in any season. Despite the great differences that its celebration presents in the world, their common characteristic is that of being a period of permissiveness and some slippage. In the beginning, probably with a certain sense of modesty own religion, Carnival was a parade in which the participants wore costumes and wearing masks. However, the habit was transforming the celebration into its present form. The origin of its celebration seems likely of pagan festivals, such as those performed in honor of Bacchus, the god of wine, the Roman Saturnalia and Lupercalia, or those performed in honor of the Apis bull in Egypt. According to some historians, the origins of this festival date back to ancient Sumeria and Egypt more than 5000 years ago, with celebrations very similar at the time of the Roman Empire, where the custom in Europe expanded, being brought to America by the Spanish and Portuguese in the fifteenth century sailors.

Traditions and activities in Ecuador

allegorical parades, the traditional game with water and indigenous celebration of the first crops come together in a mix of colors, textures and flavors in the carnival of Ecuador. Almost everywhere in the country except the major cities have lost their usual tumult and noise, the carnival has reached its fullest, in the absence of a day to finish this festive period which began on Saturday.

Carnival has been intense, especially at sites of tourist concentration in the central highlands, but above all, on the beaches. Water play continues as the largest carnival tradition in Ecuador and consists of soaking each other, with family or friends, rubber balloons inflated with liquid or large containers, which ensures wet.

In some parts also attend other most striking elements such as flour or aniline dyes, difficult to hide, but the game almost always ends with a good sip of "canelazo" an infusion of cinnamon combined with cane liquor. the traditional game with water coming from the colonial times, when the parishioners, at the time of the carnival, was soaked as a symbol of cleansing or purification before entering Lent which leads to Easter.

However, water use has mutated and now, in many cities, allegorical parades are held with flashy extras that invite dancing and singing. The carnival in the Andean city of Guaranda is one of the most striking because it combines water play and comparsas, marinated with the warmth of its people at this time opens the doors of the houses to invite acquaintances and tourists. It is also very traditional carnival of Ambato, also in the center of the Ecuadorian Andes, known as the parade "of fruit and flowers" where the allegorical carriages are decorated by a variety of own vegetables this agricultural area and livestock . 

In Ambato water play is not supported, although it is usual to use foam carnival. In the town of Amaguaña, near Quito, visitors can enjoy the game with water, flour and aniline, amid a torrent of people march to the sound of bands people. In Esmeraldas, in the north-west coast, the beaches invite to dance and sway of palm trees attracts thousands of tourists, also attracted by the festival of African music, with groups from Colombia, Peru, Jamaica, Mexico, Argentina and African countries.

Food in Ecuador for "carnival"

Ecuador is a country which also features carnival recognized worldwide and also where the food is the star.

In Guaranda, capital of the Ecuadorian province of Bolivar, live in these days "festival" and is on the street where you can taste their dishes more simbólicos.En this time meat, especially pork, they are those that serve to carnival culinary star cook: the "mote con fry" a plate of pork cooked in water and orange juice with cumin, garlic, onion, salt and pepper and served with mote (roasted corn).