Cayambis

Cayambis

Province: Pichincha
COMMUNITY: The Cayambis
LANGUAGE: Kichua
RHYTHM: THE SAN JUANITO OF CAYAMBE O SANPEDRITO

THE FEAST OF ST PETER AND PAUL
Each year takes place between 28 and 29 June, San Pedro and San Pablo, coinciding with the Catholic. At the summer solstice celebrations, initiation of the harvest, when the indigenous thanks so received to the sun represents strength and ancestral rebellion.

This celebration is moved between pagan and Catholic, the mystical and the agrarian, the ancestral and contemporary hues mixed with mestizos. It is called in various ways but it is lived more intensely in the Sierra, especially in northern and central areas.

THE DEVIL HUMA. - In Quechua Human Hague is not the version of evil, the devil who imposed the conquerors. It was and will remain for the indigenous communities of the Sierra synthesis of ancestral wisdom, experience and knowledge of the people, vigorous expression of their culture in the celebrations of the summer solstice, the initiation of the harvest, expression of the ancient strength and defiance.

LOS Aruchicos as a symbol of the ancient struggle, representing the strong and determined man, worthy descendant of his race, down from their communities to take the square, led by Haya Huma. There they ring the bells violently, thus starting the fight by taking the square as a symbol of an ancient struggle.

WOMEN OR Guarmis with her beauty and grace accompany their men, giving a combination of strength, beauty and proprietary content.

TYPICAL ATTIRE: The Cayambis maintain their traditional dress, language and other cultural practices. The women of this community wear a white gown embroidered by hand by themselves, carry several pleated skirts in bright colors and adorned at the ends with gold rivets, fastened with a sash at the waist, and, in addition wear a scarf or shawl of bright colors.

On their heads they wear pressed white hat wool or black shade cloth adorned with a handkerchief, and a golden hualcas, mullos of red and silver earrings.

PARTIES: The most important festivities indigenous roots of saints are kings, bulls of people commemorated with sticks greased, and, that of the dead, etc..