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IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING TYPICAL CHILEAN FEASTS/TRADITIONS
LA TIRANA - FEAST DAY OF SAN SEBASTIÁN – CUASIMODO CELEBRATIONS
 TAPATI - LA VENDIMIA– GLORIAS DEL EJERCITO PARADES
 
 A feast celebrated at ‘Pampa del Tamarugal’, each July
16th that celebrates the Catholic holiday of the La Virgen
del Carmen with a festival that attracts thousands of
visitors. Between the 12th and 18th of July people offer
music, dance and gifts to their Virgin patron saint. It is an
outstanding and unique spectacle in Chile.
 Every January 20 and March 20, thousands of pilgrims
journey to Yumbel, in Chile's spectacular Lake District to
participate in, people celebrate the patron saint of archers,
soldiers, enemies of religion and others. The celebrations
are colorful and pious.
On this celebration day, the Santiago metropolitan area re-
enacts the tradition of armed huasos guarding parish
priests in colonial times, who went forth to take the Holy
Sacraments to the elderly and infirm who couldn't get to
church on Easter Sunday, with a Mass and processions.
 They are very popular in Chile. Most towns in the wine regions and some
wineries will have one during the fall harvest, typically the end of February
through to the beginning of May.
They are often not planned or published far in advance so if you are
planning a future trip, and want to attend one, you will need to look for them
closer to your travel dates. Each will be different, but you can expect there will
be some grape stomping, the crowning of a wine queen, local musical acts,
artisanal products for sale, local food and drinks on offer, and of course lots of
sample wine to taste.
An Easter Island’s celebration in which the participants
paint their bodies with natural paints, and they go down a
hill on a log from a tree to gain points for their queen
Chileans Army’s big parade celebrate the independence
on the 19 th of September. Chile celebrates the 18th of 1810
with great fanfare. Chile officially proclaimed
independence on February 12, 1818.
 TRUE OR FALSE

1. In Cuasimodo Feast, people play Rodeo

 TRUE OR FALSE

2. __ Feast Day of San Sebastián, is every

January 20 and March 20.
 TRUE OR FALSE

3.__ La Tirana Feast is in Winter.

 TRUE OR FALSE

4. __They are often not planned or published

far in advance
 TRUE OR FALSE

5. Chile officially proclaimed independence on

February 12, 1818.
 PAST SIMPLE
WRITE THE CORRECT VERB
INTO THE BLANKS

WENT

GONE

GO

• Last September my family and I __________ to Parque

O’higgins in Santiago , to watch The Militar Parade.
 DANCED

DANCE

DANCING

Some people __________ “Cueca” during the presentation.

 VISIT

VISITED
VISITING

Later we ____________ the “Fondas” and “Ramadas” , the most popular is

 IS ARE

WERE

• There ______ many traditional games such as the “Palo encebado”,

people try to climb up to the top of a wooden log covered with fat or
oil.
 PLAY
PLAYED
PLAYED

PLAYING

Some boys ___________ with marbles, with wooden spinning

tops, and others __________ Rayuela.
 JUMPED
RODE

CHASED

There were many competitions , people

_____ horses , _______ pigs and ______
inside flour sacks!!
 DRANK

ATE
WATCHED

• At night in the “Fonda” we ________ a show and

we _______ empanadas and ______ wine!
 SOL
BOUGHT D

ATE

People on the street ________ food such as Barbecue,

anticuchos and Sopaipillas.
We ______ some and we __________ them
 CHASED

WENT

RODE

The second day we _______ to the “RODEO”, here the Huasos _______
horses around a Medialuna or arena, and ________ calves.
 BOUGH
BOUGH BUYING
T

BUY

• In the afternoon my sister __________ a flowered dress to

dance “Cueca”, and I ________ the Chilean flag to put in
my window.
 MADE

FLEW

BOUGHT

Finally we returned to Valparaìso I _______ the materials

for my kite. I ________ it myself!! And I _________ my
beautiful kite