The traditional feast of Holy Week in the canton Urcuqui.

The traditional feast of Holy Week in the canton Urcuqui.

1. Abstract

   • Key Celebration
     • Important at the local and regional level.
   • Location
     • Main roads and Main Church.
   • Culture
     • Crosses, living paintings, crowns of thorns, indigenous rituals.
   • Tourist guide
     • Collection of traditions for cultural promotion.
   • Investigation
     • Analysis of natural components, historical data and geo-figures.
   • Method
     • Statistical research technique for data.

2. Theoretical framework

   • Natural components
     • Clothing
       • Clothing of Cucuruchos
         • Purple tunic, capirote, scepter
         • Brotherhood differences
       • Materials of the Tunic
         • Twill, satin, and velvet
         • Composition: 65% polyester, 35% cotton
       • Elaboration of the Capirote
         • Conical cardboard holder
         • Overlapping layers of paper
       • Cultural identity
         • Easter tradition
         • Expression of faith and reflection
       • Composition of materials
         • Polyester: derived from petroleum
         • Cardboard: virgin or recycled fiber
     • Representations
       • Significant Flora
         • Olive branches: Oleaceae, edible fruit
         • Palms: Arecaceae, without wood
       • Nature in the Faith
         • Plants and flowers in processions
         • Living Biblical Scenes
       • Christian symbols
         • Cross: wood, metal, stones
         • Crown of thorns: reminder of passion
     • Fanesca
       • Tradition of the Fanesca
         • No red meat in Lent and Easter
         • 12 grains symbolize the apostles
       • Local ingredients
         • Cultivated in San Miguel de Urcuquí
         • Parishes of San Blas and Cahuasquí

3. Conclusions

   • Cultural evolution
     • Fusion of indigenous and colonial elements.
   • Cultural diversity
     • Faith and traditions in the celebration.
   • Tourist Benefit
     • Mobilizing the rural population and boosting tourism.
   • Social union
     • Participation of the whole society in festivities.
   • Tourist guide
     • Appreciation of customs and connection with nature.

4. Objectives

   • General
     • A Tourist Guide to Easter Week
       • Design for the "San Francisco" educational community.
   • Specific
     • Cultural research
       • Deepen in the traditions and environment native to Urcuqui.
         • Identity Diffusion
           • Share the cultural heritage of Urcuqui with students and teachers.

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