Customs and traditions

Customs and traditions

Gualococti is a place rich in customs and traditions as well as many interesting cultural aspects regarding with clothing, religion, and family.

                          Clothing

The typical women's clothing was a manta (draw cotton fabric) combination, colorful dresses, no shoes, and the men's clothing was manta pants, manta briefs, caites, accessories such as palm hat, a glittered colin (a kind of machete), and a lamp

Dancing and music

In dances, the music known as "La chanchona" was played with the dance steps of "El Sobaquiado".

- In the funerals the spectators played cards, told jokes and ate magaya (chew tobacco) and smoked cigar.

- They sometimes attended the parrandas (colloquial form to name a spree or a Fun or lively, bustling party and in which sometimes excesses are committed.). 

Family

To form the family, the boyfriend followed established steps in the society (bring firewood to the family and if they burned it was accepted)

      Religious aspects

Patronal Feast: from September 27 to 29 in honor of San Miguel Arcángel.

San Miguel Arcángel

- Main Party: from December 11 to 13 in honor of Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia.

- Processions to the beat of band music.

- Blessings of houses and places with Holy Water.                  

              

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