Indigenous Festivals
Colorful Parades
Traditional Cultural Celebrations
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This festival celebrates the sun and happens in June.
Inti Raymi
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This festival in Latacunga has a famous character with a painted face. 
Mama Negra
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In this tradition, people burn a “year doll” on December 31 
Año Viejo
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This festival celebrates flowers and new crops in the Andes.
Pawkar Raymi in Ambato
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This parade in Guayaquil celebrates the city’s independence in October. 
Guayaquil Independence
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In this celebration, people visit cemeteries and drink colada morada. 
Day of the Dead
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This festival in Otavalo celebrates gratitude to Mother Earth for the harvest with music and dance.
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This festival in Quito celebrates the founding of the city with big parades.
Fiestas de Quito
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In this Ecuadorian tradition, people wear purple clothes and walk in religious parades in April. 
Semana Santa