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The celebration involves a wide variety of expressions, including replicas of monuments and floats, dances, fireworks, and many other decorations. For example, they make lamps, lanterns, banners, and emblems allegoric to their neighborhoods. Everyone in the eighteen communities participates in the festivities, regardless of their social class, gender, age, religion, profession, or background. Lights, colors, and shapes represent the various stories as the groups recreate or re-enact them. | The celebration involves a wide variety of expressions, including replicas of monuments and floats, dances, fireworks, and many other decorations. For example, they make lamps, lanterns, banners, and emblems allegoric to their neighborhoods. Everyone in the eighteen communities participates in the festivities, regardless of their social class, gender, age, religion, profession, or background. Lights, colors, and shapes represent the various stories as the groups recreate or re-enact them. | ||
The competition begins on the evening of December 24th and both neighborhoods reveal their work on Remedios main square. Both neighborhoods claim victory after the parade and fiesta until dawn. In Remedios, residents save up their energy for 364 days, but they spend it all on this one night! | The competition begins on the evening of December 24th and both neighborhoods reveal their work on Remedios main square. Both neighborhoods claim victory after the parade and fiesta until dawn. In Remedios, residents save up their energy for 364 days, but they spend it all on this one night! | ||
In the past, Parrandas was often organized and run by townspeople, even as wealthy funders or local councils provided economic and logistical support. The appeal of Parrandas reflected the organic culture of each town: each festival represented its own identity. Following the Cuban Revolution in the 1950s, municipalities began to take on more responsibility for organizing the Parrandas, taking away some of the local uniqueness it had become. Despite this, the wild exuberance of festival-goers continues to inspire impressive displays each year. | In the past, Parrandas was often organized and run by townspeople, even as wealthy funders or local councils provided economic and logistical support. The appeal of Parrandas reflected the organic culture of each town: each festival represented its own identity. Following the Cuban Revolution in the 1950s, municipalities began to take on more responsibility for organizing the Parrandas, taking away some of the local uniqueness it had become. Despite this, the wild exuberance of festival-goers continues to inspire impressive displays each year. | ||
Since traditional knowledge and skills related to the element are constantly combined with modern elements, Las Parrandas is both traditional and contemporary simultaneously. | Since traditional knowledge and skills related to the element are constantly combined with modern elements, Las Parrandas is both traditional and contemporary simultaneously. | ||
Modern Parrandas come with a wide variety of vendors and activities. Snacks like candy, pork and ham sandwiches, pizza, traditional rice with pork and yucca, handmade crafts, as well as Ferris wheels, carousels, and dragon boats are all available all over the market. | Modern Parrandas come with a wide variety of vendors and activities. Snacks like candy, pork and ham sandwiches, pizza, traditional rice with pork and yucca, handmade crafts, as well as Ferris wheels, carousels, and dragon boats are all available all over the market. | ||
Parandas are generally very similar in structure, and they follow a very similar structure rooted in their very roots. Although they might look similar to Carnivals, they actually don't share much in common. They also have floats, but as opposed to two representing districts, there are as many floats as possible for the hosting city because the mayor even participates, and they have to run miles and miles of city streets. | Parandas are generally very similar in structure, and they follow a very similar structure rooted in their very roots. Although they might look similar to Carnivals, they actually don't share much in common. They also have floats, but as opposed to two representing districts, there are as many floats as possible for the hosting city because the mayor even participates, and they have to run miles and miles of city streets. | ||
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Revision as of 03:33, 4 April 2022
The first festival of Las Parrandas was held in Remedios in 1820, and since then it has been celebrated in eighteen communities in the center of Cuba, usually during the last months of the year. The festival is a cultural competition between the two neighborhoods or parties, with ‘spies’ trying to spoil the surprise by the opposing neighborhood on the night of the festival.
They work all year long to prepare for the Festivity of Las Parrandas competition.
The celebration involves a wide variety of expressions, including replicas of monuments and floats, dances, fireworks, and many other decorations. For example, they make lamps, lanterns, banners, and emblems allegoric to their neighborhoods. Everyone in the eighteen communities participates in the festivities, regardless of their social class, gender, age, religion, profession, or background. Lights, colors, and shapes represent the various stories as the groups recreate or re-enact them.
The competition begins on the evening of December 24th and both neighborhoods reveal their work on Remedios main square. Both neighborhoods claim victory after the parade and fiesta until dawn. In Remedios, residents save up their energy for 364 days, but they spend it all on this one night!
In the past, Parrandas was often organized and run by townspeople, even as wealthy funders or local councils provided economic and logistical support. The appeal of Parrandas reflected the organic culture of each town: each festival represented its own identity. Following the Cuban Revolution in the 1950s, municipalities began to take on more responsibility for organizing the Parrandas, taking away some of the local uniqueness it had become. Despite this, the wild exuberance of festival-goers continues to inspire impressive displays each year.
Since traditional knowledge and skills related to the element are constantly combined with modern elements, Las Parrandas is both traditional and contemporary simultaneously.
Modern Parrandas come with a wide variety of vendors and activities. Snacks like candy, pork and ham sandwiches, pizza, traditional rice with pork and yucca, handmade crafts, as well as Ferris wheels, carousels, and dragon boats are all available all over the market.
Parandas are generally very similar in structure, and they follow a very similar structure rooted in their very roots. Although they might look similar to Carnivals, they actually don't share much in common. They also have floats, but as opposed to two representing districts, there are as many floats as possible for the hosting city because the mayor even participates, and they have to run miles and miles of city streets.
References
(https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/festivity-of-las-parrandas-in-the-centre-of-cuba-01405) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrandas) (http://www.cayosantamaria.info/parrandas.html)