L|D|a de |os D|funtos November 2

aLrlclo 8omero SaLurday CcLober 21Lh2011

1he Lcuadorlan uay of Lhe AncesLors lsn'L qulLe llke Lhe Mexlcan uay of Lhe uead nor ls lL llke Amerlcan
Palloween Ll dla de los dlfunLos ls a Llme Lo celebraLe one's dead ancesLors ln Lhe small counLry
vlllages famllles dress ln Lhelr flnesL cloLhes and carry a meal Lo Lhe cemeLery where Lhey dlne on Lop
of Lhe grave of Lhelr ancesLors Cne plaLe ls always lefL for Lhe dead ancesLor 1hls LradlLlonal meal
lncludes guaguas de pan and Lhe colada morada
Cuaguas de pan are bread bables (1he word guagua pronounced wawa ls Cuechuan) Some famllles
make Lhelr own guaguas de pan aL home buL mosL buy Lhem from Lhe panaderlas or bakerles whlch
only make Lhem durlng Lhls Llme of Lhe year 1hese bread bables can be up Lo 12 lnches long and are
shaped wlLh a ball of dough for Lhe head and a long Laperlng ball of dough for Lhe body 1hey are
decoraLed wlLh lclng and may have [am or some oLher sweeL lnslde
1he colada morada (LranslaLed as Lhe purple colada or oaLmeal drlnk) ls a drlnk made from cooklng
blackberrles blueberrles clnnamon cloves and oLher frulLs and splces wlLh a llLLle oaLmeal ln Lhe waLer
unLll Lhlck 1he drlnk ls Lhen blended unLll smooLh lrom Lhe mlddle of CcLober unLll Lhe second of
november cafes and resLauranLs Lry Lo ouLdo each oLher ln offerlng Lhe besL guaguas de pan and
coladas moradas
ln Lhe larger Lowns and clLles famllles no longer eaL wlLh Lhelr ancesLors 1hey spend Lhe day vlslLlng Lhe
cemeLery and laylng flowers on Lhe graves 1hey may make guaguas de pan and colada morada buL only
for eaLlng wlLh Lhelr famlly aL home neverLheless Lhe splrlL of Lhe dla de los dlfunLos carrles on as one
of Lhe lmporLanL LradlLlons of Lcuador