Sierra region

 Festival of flowers and fruits -

The festival of flowers and fruits is one of the most important celebrations at the time of carnival in Ecuador. It is done in the month of February or March. It is carried out in the city of Ambato and is part of the identity of the town.

Pawkar raymi - Sierra

The Pawkar raymi, also known as the flowering festival, is a ceremony that is performed in gratitude to mother earth "Pachamama", for the flowers and fruits, its main elements are water and flowers. Different rituals are performed and chants are sung that enhance the ceremony.

Corpus Christi 

Corpus Christi is a traditional Catholic religious celebration, which has great Spanish influence, it is mixed with the traditional ancestral festivals that is to Mother Earth, for the initiation of summer or solstice. One of the emblematic cities of this celebration is Cuenca, where Corpus Christi sweets are also well known.

Paseo del Chagra 

 

The Paseo del Chagra is one of the cultural manifestations of the Mejía canton. In this event the Andean cowboys parade, with their best clothes. This event is declared as Intangible Heritage of Ecuador. In this celebration the Chagra of the year is chosen, the most beautiful chagra.

La Mama Negra 

The Mama Negra festival is a celebration that takes place in September and November, in honor of the Virgen de la Merced. In the province of Cotopaxi.The main character of the Black Mama is a man disguised in elegant clothing, his face painted black, he parades with a black doll, mounted on a horse. The tour starts from the church of La Merced.

Inti Raymi - Sierra

It is a ritual that is performed in Ecuador, this traditional celebration of the indigenous peoples, is known as the festivities of the sun and appreciation of the harvest, coincides with the festivities of San Pedro. This ancestral festival has its origins in the Andean communities. These celebrations take place in June and July.

Tucuman 

The dance of the ribbons or Tucumán is a dance performed by a fabric with 12 ribbons in the center there is a vertical wood supported by other characters who do not participate in the dance, said stick is called maguey, it has a size of 5 m in height . In the upper part of the pole, the flag of Ecuador is hoisted, which at the same time is called the flag, it can be seen that 12 ribbons hang from the top of said pole so that the dancers make the weaving while they dance, the ribbons can arrive to measure 7 m in length.

Yamor Festival - Otavalo

Yamor Festival, is a tradition that is carried out year after year by the Otavaleños, a popular pre-Inca festival and its drink is chicha del yamor, it is made with 7 varieties of corn, and represents the diversity of the indigenous people united by the good of the whole community.

Jora Festival - Cotacachi

The Fiesta de la Jora is celebrated in September Cotacachi dresses up to celebrate San Juanes with the traditional chicha de Jora, a pre-Inca ancestral drink. This ancestral drink has a fermentation procedure and the main ingredients are corn and jora.

Killa Raymi - Sierra

The Killa Raymi is also known by the name of the moon festival, this Andean festival is held on the autumn equinox, which is the culmination of the preparation of the land for planting.

Feast of the crosses - Sierra

The Festival of the crosses is a rite of veneration and consecration of the cross, it is known that this festival was implemented after the arrival of the colonizers.