Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Course: 5SA
Date: 06/07/2021
Topic: USA AND ECUADOR CUSTOMS
USA ECUADOR
Their ways of saying goodbye to their In Ecuador, one of the typical customs
loved ones at the funeral
is carnival. Ecuadorians like to celebrate
commemoration, where they express
carnival, it is one of the most common
their feelings in speeches and gather in
the family home to share food among celebrations in the country.
loved ones.
One of the most typical customs of Among the typical costumes of Ecuador
Americans is their attachment to the Bill
are: the chibuleos, the salaacas, the
of Rights, known as the first ten
chola cuencana, the pilahuin, the shuar,
amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Among the most entrenched, we can the cañar, the cayanbeño, the cofan,
mention: second amendment, right to
Machachi, the natabuela, the typical
bear arms and the fifth amendment,
Otovalos costume, the costume of
right to remain silent so as not to say
something that harms you during legal Santo Domingo de los colorados.
proceedings.
Comic: in the United States there was The typical dishes of Ecuador are:
the golden age of comics. Many even
hornado, fritada, potato mote,
think that they originated in the United
encebollado, chocho ceviche
States; because of the great boom it
had. This art form became part of
American culture, to this day, from
comics have emerged characters and
stories that are traditions of the United
States.
Film production deserves a point and a It is in Latacunga, Cotopaxi province,
part in the description of American
where the Mama Negra, known as
culture. In the United States, the
Santísima Tragedia, shows the
development of cinema has been
supreme, from this development other indigenous, Spanish and African
audiovisual forms have emerged:
cultures of Ecuador.
documentaries, series, realistic
television and much more.
Halloween or Witches' Night is Also known as the Flower and Fruit Fair.
celebrated every October 31. This
The people of Ambate give another
celebration has its origin in pagan
connotation to Carnival, for which they
customs, which were later Christianized
and spread with greater outside in use colorful and allegorical parades,
modernity.
bullfights, fairs and popular dances.
The common thing between the United States and Ecuador is the celebration of
Christmas and New Years
And the difference between these two countries is the celebration of Saint
Patrick, Easter and Thanksgiving.