OUR TRADITIONS 5th form Newlands School
OUR NATIONALITIES •Most of our parents come from Argentina, so these are part of our traditions….
LEGENDS How the guitar was born. Hilario was a lonely person and he didn’t worry about it because he was a young “gaucho” who had a home, a horse and some sheep. He was happy to ride his horse around his vast field which he knew very well. But one day he realized he was bored so things started to happen. He hated silence so he looked for the sound of the streams or the singing of the birds. One rainy day he went to sleep but he couldn’t close an eye because of the thunders and the lightening. When he finally fell asleep we dreamed with a soft and melodic voice of the rain. So, when he woke up he realized he needed a partner. As a result, Hilario brush his hair and he dressed himself with his best clothes to go to the town.
THE GUITAR‌CONTINUED After walking around the town he finally found the sweet voice he heard in his dream. It belonged to a beautiful , young girl who later became his faithful and loyal wife. Everything was happiness until misfortune came the day Amuray, the chief of an Indian tribe, also fell in love with this Creole girl. The Indian waited for the opportunity to seduce Rosa but when she rejected him, the chief Indian took her as a prisoner. When Hilario came back to his house he found a mess, blood on the floor and his wife missing. Then, he heard a scream so he started galloping fast to find his beloved wife. The chase was short, but the fighting was fierce. Seeing Rosa wound, Hilario dag his knife into Amuray’s stomach and he released Rosa, who finally died in his home. Hilario, embraced the body, and called his beloved with endless words she had taught him. He cried with all the grief as night fell. In the end, the gaucho fell asleep under the stars with the head on the dead body of his wife. He woke up confused as he listened to a strange melody. When he looked at his body he noticed that he was no longer hugging his wife but a wooden box shaped like a woman.
MYTHS AND LEGENDS The Legend of the “Ceibo” On the banks of Parana, lived an ugly indian girl called Anahi. She wasn’t pretty, but in the evenings she delighted all the people of his Guarani tribe with songs inspired by their gods and love for the land that they owned. But one day the invaders arrived and destroyed all the lands. Anahí was taken captive along with other Indians. She spent many days crying and many nights awake, until one day the little Indian girl managed to escape while his guard fell asleep. However, the guard woke up, so she plunged a knife into his chest and ran quickly to the jungle. Later, the other Spanish guards chased poor Anahí, who at the time, was hit by the conquerors.
THE CEIBO ‌ CONTINUED These, in revenge for the death of the guardian, punished her with death at the stake. They tied her to a tree and started the fire, which seemed unwilling to extend its flames towards the Indian girl, who without murmuring word, suffered in silence. And when the fire began to rise, Anahà started to sing as she was turned into a tree. The next morning, the soldiers found a beautiful green tree with bright leaves velvety red flowers, which was shown in all its glory as the symbol of courage and strength to suffering.
TRADITIONAL FOOD: EMPANADAS How to prepare empanadas:
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Fry small pieces of onion and pepper in a pan.
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Add the meat and cook it.
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Cut pieces of egg and olives if you like them! When the filling is cooked, you take a full spoon and place it on top of the dough. Then, you close both sides Finally you put them in the oven for 15 minute approximately
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And the best part:
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YOU EAT THEM!!!!!
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We love empanadas!!
TRADITIONAL FOOD: ASADO AND PICADA The roast is a cooking technique in which food (usually beef cuts) are exposed to heat from fire or coals placed in specific places called “parrillas” in order to cook slowly. This cooking technique also works with other types of meat: pork, lamb, goat, fish, chicken, shrimp and sausage varieties. Men often prefers to use coal or wood to make the fire, however cooking with gas grills is highly efficient. It is a tradition in our country to get together during the weekends to eat an ASADO with friends and family. In general, the meat is accompanied with salads or french fries. And in some cases, people eat a “picada” before the meat: pieces of cheese, ham, olives, salami bread among others.
TRADTIONAL DANCES The music of Argentina is internationally known
as tango, which
developed mainly in the city of Buenos Aires and surrounding areas. It is a romantic dance where the boy leads the girl in sensual movements. In the provinces people dance folk music. At schools, we dance traditional dances like foklore to celebrate our National days.
Tango
Classical music and opera has ample space at Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, with famous composers and performers. Other musical styles are listened in Argentina like reggae, electronic music, cumbia, punk, heavy metal, among others.
Folklore
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