Paraguay se viste con los colores de las fiestas de Navidad y Año nuevo, aunque debo limitar este post sólo a Asunción, debido a la falta de tiempo para mostrar más lugares bellos y pesebres del Interior. El Interior, ese lugar hermoso que tenemos donde las costumbres todavía se vislumbran, como la visita a las casas de vecinos para ver su pesebre, tomar clericó, compartir con los amigos, y darse un tiempo para la oración. El Interior mantiene la tradición y magia de estas fechas. En la Capital, disfrutamos también en los barrios de estas costumbres, además de los colores que nos brindan los arreglos navideños, las plazas y las luces. El aroma a flor de coco inunda los zaguanes, se escapa por las ventanas y a más de uno le recuerda cuando éramos chicos y disfrutábamos de eso. La vida nos va llevando por otros caminos, y vamos dejando las tradiciones atrás a veces por la poca voluntad y a veces sumándonos en el rebaño de los que dicen "Antes se hacía eso, ahora se perdió". Debo decir que hay cosas que no se pierden, siempre que un Paraguayo siga vivo en el mundo, porque se sienten nuestras costumbres, se sienten las enseñanzas que nos fueron legadas, así como el pedazo de tierra en que tenemos el privilegio de vivir. Feliz Navidad y Año nuevo para todos. | Paraguay is dressed in the colors of Christmas and New Year, although I must limit this post only to Asunción, due to lack of time to show more beautiful places and Nativity Scenes from inside the country. Inside the country, the beautiful place where the customs are still emerging, such as visits to the homes of neighbors to see their Nativity scenes, drink clericó, share with friends and take time for prayer. The interior continues the tradition and magic of these dates. In the capital, we also enjoyed in the neighborhoods, these customs, as well as the colors that bring us Christmas arrangements, squares and lights. The smell of coconut flower floods the hallways, escapes through the windows and reminds one more of when we were kids and we enjoyed it. Life leads us in other ways, and we are leaving behind traditions sometimes and sometimes the unwillingness taking us in the herd of those who say "A time ago this was done, now is lost." I must say that some things are not lost, if still there is a Paraguayan alive in the world, because those are our customs, we still feel the teachings that were passed, so the piece of land on which we are privileged to live. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. |
Sudameris Bank, was responsible for decorating the Plaza de la Democracia with a beautiful tree of 5 meters high.
The central tree ornaments, have some reminiscence of the fabric most representative of our nation: the Ñandutí.
Other decorations and lights that are common in our homes, are also part of the arrangements that were placed in the Plaza de la Democracia, to keep the Christmas spirit.
From the same square, you can see the beauty of the dome of the National Pantheon of Heroes that has already been fully restored to the August 15, this time accompanied by an impressive Christmas tree.
Unlike trees that adorned the square of the Pantheon in previous years, Coca-Cola took this year to offer the beauty of this tree of 21 meters, and several sectors of fun for children who worked from dusk to night .
Both in Asuncion and Ciudad del Este, the company placed these gigantic trees, including the Coast "Bollik" Encarnacion but with a size less of 16 meters that does not detract role.
Hundreds of vehicles stopped their daily march to take pictures of this tree, which surely will become traditional at this time. I prepared myself to take photographs in the depths of the night, so I could have a image more clean and with no people at all.
Although I took another day to go in the afternoon and have another perspective. A lady with her children visited the place so her children take pictures with Santa Claus who was in a booth.
After my trip to Fiesta del Tujú in Nueva Londres, I visited the famous Hydraulic Nativity Scene of the Sabaté Family. I leave you a map so you can get, because there is still time to visit.
51 years ago and Mr Esteban Sabaté and Mrs. Hermelinda built this hydraulic crib in the Barrio Bella Vista of Luque, an amazing job, meticulous and clung to the customs and traditions of the family, where they have the help of their children.
A harp and a guitar spin at the extremes of the crib, music instruments representing Paraguay. The crib is characterized by the whole mechanism that works in the background and gives movement, where water -symbol of life-, plays an important role in several of the characters in this amazing work.
A plastic ball rotates apparently suspended in midair, located in the right place, also demonstrating the not only engineering but also creative work behind the crib.
Apart from the visual delight of the moving figures in the crib, they have respect to those that are traditional, which remain static but with a strong symbolic charge, in this arrangement that adorns every household during the last months of the year.
And the pleasure is not only visual but also can enjoy the sounds emanating from certain characters, as in the top of the crib where two children hit with grace hit the bells in a incessant rhythm that visitors silents enjoy in the crib.
The Nativity Scene of the Sabaté Family, receives every year more than 1500 visitors from Paraguay and tourists who are fascinated with this amazing work of art, which combines tradition, custom and unity in the family.
Continuing with the lights and continuing in Luque, the South American Football Confederation (CSF), also binds to Christmas arrangements featuring a light show taking advantage of the extension of its field.
In downtown Asuncion, Montevideo almost over Herrera streets, there is the Caló Crib, made by Don Pedro. This crib also has a history of tradition that began in 1922 when his father Caló Genaro began construction annually to receive visits from friends and passersby.
Until the decade between 50 and 60, this crib was in another house and then Don Pedro and his eight brothers helped with construction.
Over 50 pieces make up this beautiful crib that is now in the garage of the house and its construction demand at least a month earlier, where Don Pedro and three younger siblings for years that follow the tradition of his father with those who built this beauty until 1990, when Don Genaro became ill and left to do until 1994 he passed away.
In 2000, Don Pedro continued this family tradition, also adding his personal touch and keeping technique and choice of this family pieces, where each image goes through a meticulous process of stored until next year.
The personal touch of Don Pedro, includes representation of day and night of a remote landscape of Israel, which from time to time change the hues and colors of the crib, giving life and dynamic in some way.
The night I had the good fortune to meet this nice crib, a youth group sang carols for the audience. Just at the time of the photo above the music sounded "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace among men."
Y no sólo siguiendo con la tradición familiar de armar el pesebre, la Familia Caló también regala a los transeúntes y visitantes frutas de mango rosado, así como abundante clericó. La frase "muy lindo tu pesebre, muy rico tu clericó" se vuelve frecuente en la vereda.
And not just following the family tradition of assembling the crib, Family Caló also gives visitors and passersby some pink mango fruits, and abundant clericó. The phrase "very cute your crib, very tasteful your clericó" becomes prevalent in the sidewalk.
And finally, ending my brief tour in the capital, I leave the pictures of the crib adorning the Palace of Lopez, where you can see part of the beautiful work of restoration to its original color and they are doing now is stalled in the completion of the dome only, for lack of funds.
Muchas gracias por quedarte este tiempo leyendo el blog, aún tengo mucho que mostrar de este 2011, y del próximo año que está a la vuelta de la esquina. Nos veremos próximamente, y les recuerdo que estas luces también las imagino para mí mismo, festejando en solitario los dos años de mi blog. Muchas gracias a todos los que me apoyan y acompañan siempre. | Thank you very much for staying this time reading the blog, I have a lot to show for the 2011 and for next year which is just around the corner. See you soon, and I remind you that these lights I also imagine to myself, alone celebrating the two years of my blog. Thank you very much to all who support and accompany me always. |
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