National Holiday
All-souls Day. Great concurrency to cemeteries. People furnish the graveyards with flowers and cards. They stay all day near the graveyard and 'share' the food with the defunct. Typical food is the 'Colada Morada' [Purple Porridge], beverage made of fruits and aromatic herbs, and the 'Guaguas de Pan' [bread babies], which is bread in the form of a human body.
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Cuenca|Azuay|
National Holiday. Cuenca's independence anniversary, parades, artistic expositions, cultural events and artisan fairs.
El Quinche|Pichincha|
Festivity in honour of the 'El Quinche' Virgin. Thousands of devoted people go to the church praying for miracles and favours from the image of the Virgin. Commercial fair.
