Task 1

Traditions of Chile

Traditions of Ireland

Chilean rodeo is a folkloric tradition and national sports. It is tested the skill of the riders in steers saves in a compound called medialuna. The main characters are the huasos, whose typical attire - hat, poncho, belt and espuelas- give life to the Champion of Chile's most important championship rodeo. It takes place in the Crescent of Rancagua, in full rural area.

Feast of St. Patrick, on March 17 of each year. It is so popular that it is also celebrated in many parts of the world. Originally a religious celebration in honor of the teachings of the patron saint of Ireland.

The most popular Chilean tradition are the Fiestas Patrias every 18th and 19th of September, when we commemorate the First Government in 1810. In taverns and ramadas, enjoying with typical food, empanadas, chicha and red wine, you can dance cueca and cumbia. They hang flags, kites soar and Chilean races are, with riders running rimless.

Christmas, the celebration combines popular elements of Catholic Christianity that are used in many Western countries, with some elements of Celtic tradition. Many families attend Christmas Eve mass and light candles in the window to light the birth of Jesus. The day after Christmas is also celebrated: it is St. Stephen's Day, a day of rest in which to church and a big family dinner is organized.

Vintage takes place in the central area the first week of March. The celebration of the city of Curico is the oldest and begins with a religious ceremony to bless the first musts and make way for allegorical floats and competitions of pisadores of grapes. Also in Santa Cruz in the Colchagua Valley and Pirque in the Maipo Valley, near Santiago, the wine harvest festivals are very colorful and busy.

Celebrating the little men-goblin so typical of the images are the leprechauns of Ireland, Irish players popular folklore. They are part of the mythology of the country that includes all Celtic myths about fairies and creatures of Middle Earth.

Legend has it that leprechauns are in Ireland before the arrival of the Celts, and they are little elves wearing a traditional hat and vest that bring luck if you get caught with his pot of gold.

 

Rituals of Chile

Rituals of Ireland

Musical Higuera: Tradition says that if a person is placed under a fig guitar in hand, right at twelve o'clock on the day of San Juan, learn to play the instrument by magic.

The queimada: can be done any time of year but there are dates on which magic flows differently. The Night of San Juan (Xoán) held on the evening of June 24 and 23, is truly magical and special for spells, since the door that leads us to knowledge and magical dimensions of reality opens.

Kai Kai: clean nature and keeps alive the best, and are called MAPUCHES survivors.

For the rite of communication with the ancestors, people dance until the machi goes into a trance, his voice turns and starts talking in a strange language that nobody knows the machife dungu, which will translate into songs or what machi saying goes, Mapuches studying dreams (Peuma), any major event is always preceded by a dream, they say.

The rituals based on magic fairies can only be done if your heart does not harbor evil and possesses loves nature, their only home.

Crush of the necessary elements for every ritual must be performed on an altar designed specifically for it, which no one should go until the conclusion of the rite.

Must be a quiet corner of the home, where a fabric color will be available according to the kind of ritual, namely:

Rituals based on the magic of fairies

-Rites of Love: brown

-Rites of work: yellow

-Rites of money: Orange

-Rites health: white or pink

-Rites of Protection: Purple

Q'Wancha: Ceremony performed in the fields and pastures of the Aymara farmers. Crops are adorned with streamers and quinces. In the fields a "payment" consisting in a sweet table, drinking of alcohol, and copal incense is made.

The rite of joining hands can do in any situation, from muddy meadows until the drizzle yards polished expensive hotels in town, from beaches caressed by the sea breeze makes the foam jump over the sand to the solemnity magic of a Neolithic stone circle. They have performed rituals in the gardens of private homes, in the drama of the sunrise at Stonehenge, and a labyrinth design in the adjacent grounds of a stately home.

ACTIVIDAD 1.3

IRISH TRADITION THAT WE WOULD NOT CONTINUE

·         Gaelic football is played in teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch with H-shaped goal posts on each side. The main objective is to score points by kicking or striking the ball with his hands and put it in the goal. The team with the most points at the end of the match wins. Players advance through the field passing the ball in his hands, kicking and passing it between teammates. Gaelic football dates back to the sixteenth century. It's a mix between football and rugby formerly played even up to a hundred people per team.

We would not play Gaelic football not because we think it is a game of very aggressive men.

·         Irish hurling is a team sport of Celtic origin. It is governed by the Gaelic Athletic Association. It is played with sticks (hurley / Camoin) by which a ball (sliotar) is hit. The game is mainly practiced in Ireland and is akin to shinty that is played in Scotland.

We would not play the hurling because we think we would play hurling a sport of men.

·         St. Martin's Day: A Celtic tradition was to kill animals on this day as food for the winter. The blood of a small rooster was sprinkled on the doors of houses to ward off evil spirits. Today, farmers put religious medals in the four corners of their fields.

We are against animal abuse and animal sacrifice without reason.

ACTIVIDAD 1.1

ENSAYO

Chile, a believer country

As is known, Chileans tend to worship virgin, celebrate and party all year. Through this essay we will analyze the traditions, rituals, ceremonies, social norms, customs and popular beliefs Chile.             The most popular Chilean tradition are the Fiestas Patrias every 18th and 19th of September, when we commemorate the First Government in 1810. In taverns and ramadas, enjoying with typical food, empanadas, chicha and red wine, you can dance cueca and cumbia. They hang flags, kites soar and Chilean races are, with riders running rimless. These full enjoyment Chileans dates, they are (usually) four-day celebration in which each individual honors his flag.

            The Chilean rodeo is a folkloric tradition and national sports. It is tested the skill of the riders in steers saves in a compound called medialuna. The main characters are the huasos, whose typical attire - hat, poncho, belt and espuelas- give life to the Champion of Chile's most important championship rodeo. It takes place in the Crescent of Rancagua, in full rural area. This sport is not without controversy, as many animal say it's not a sport, it's a show where animals are mistreated.

            Rituals are part of every culture, are intended to make people believe and ilusionar a better future. A ritual is exercised, is celebrating the feast of St. John, who is a very popular saint in different parts of Chile. It is celebrated on June 24th and commemoration of the saints is that the Chilean people welcomed with older pagan manifestations. On this date will implement various superstitions, such as sitting under a fig tree with a guitar, put potatoes under the bed, wanting to put three papers under the pillow, take sperm candle in a water source, or read the future in an egg yolk, among others. This is a very old tradition that occurs in many countries, but in Chile, specifically in the field, occurs frequently.

            Another ritual, a little less known, is owned by the Mapuche people, who believe that humans come from heaven, and will meet again with the bright spots of the night sky. The language of nature is lost in men, fear in them is increasing, and everything degenerates. This is regularly the flood caused by the great serpent of the seas, Kai Kai, which cleans and keeps nature alive at best people and are called MAPUCHES survivors are then necessary. For the rite of communication with the ancestors, people dance until the machi goes into a trance, his voice turns and starts talking in a strange language that nobody knows the machife dungu, which will translate into songs or what machi saying goes, Mapuches studying dreams (Peuma), any major event is always preceded by a dream, they say. Sometimes the ritual is called the pillanes to resist huincas (foreigners). For the Healing of people a rite called machitún where machi restores psychological and social balance through symbolic rites, accompanied by the restoration of physical balance, for which offers herbal preparations done.

            The customs of Chile are based undoubtedly on the Fiestas Patrias, where dance Chilean cueca, which is considered the national dance of the country. Are two types of dances, traditional, considered more elegant, where men and women called huasos called Chinese dress elegantly, with spurs and dresses. Since the 1980 in some fondas used to the cueca together with trendy dances to celebrate the Fiestas Patrias. The guesthouses or an enclosure covered ramadas are lightweight material. It is where one of the activities of the Month of the country, for example drinking chicha, cueca dancing or eating pies are practiced. A typical Chilean sport of marksmanship and skill is hopscotch, in which the participant, with a yew (iron cylinder) or a coin, must match a sandbox or rectangular mud bisected by the long half pulling or throwing the object at an agreed distance, and make it possible to reach the center. Usually people can bet and win currency other to be the one closer to the center coin rival.

            As the title of this essay says, Chile is a very religious country, bordering the eccentricity, this can be seen in some beliefs somewhat crude; For example, many Chileans believe that when your left hand itches, it means that you will receive money, meet a good luck horseshoe dumped a bumblebee flying means you will receive your room visits if a rooster crows at 12 at night they have good news, among others. The newly appointed beliefs are what are called "good luck" now that portend bad luck say is that the groom should not see the bride's gown before the wedding because it will bring bad times. Another, if jotes stop at the cross of the church means that someone will die if the owls sing is ominous, move a salt shaker from hand to hand, then the right thing is to leave it on the table.

            Leaving aside the traditions and rituals of Chile, and giving space for understanding the behavior of Chile, we can say that they are very close and like to greet effusively, always attach great importance to the component of physical contact. You must accept without showing reluctance or distance. You do not bother if you shake hands and added some other kind of physical contact (grab his arm, put the other hand on top, etc.). When giving hand, this gesture should be accompanied by a look at the person who greets. Do not look away when greeting, it gives a sense of shyness, insecurity and even distrust. Women tend to practice more than handshake, a kiss on the cheek. Should always be the ones who start the greeting; should not be you who is released to kiss. Greetings in family or some trust environments are often translated into hugs and kisses aside handshakes. Any greeting is always much more enjoyable when done with a smile. If more than one person should greet them all. You should not use single words to greet: Hello, Hey, Hi, etc. You have to use some polite phrases: Hello, as you are; nice to meet you, as it is, etc. The conversations are usually maintained at close range and always keeping eye contact with the person you are talking to, and finally, removing your eyes can mean you are not interested in what they are talking about.           

To conclude, we can say that Chile is a country rich in traditions, rituals, ceremonies, customs and beliefs; this makes it a place with very friendly people and believers, as we have seen in the review of social norms has.

 


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