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Traditional Celebrations in Chile

Tapati Party on Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

On mystical Easter Island,each February the Tapati party sees painted bodies become art. A queen is chosen for the festival from amongst the young people, who compete for honor in swimming and canoeing competitions using small boats and rafts made of totora reeds. The teams prepare traditional costumes, songs and dances, and share the stories of myths and legends in oral narrations. Physical skill is also put to the test in the Haka Pei competition,in which the most daring young men hurl themselves at great speed down a mountain,tobogganing over banana tree trunks. Body painting. called Takona, is the festival's main characteristic, where the islanders paint their bodies with symbols of their mythic origins using natural pigments.

Indigenous New Year

The indigenous peoples of Chile-the Aymara,Quechua, Rapa Nui and Mapuche peoplefollow their own ancestral calendar For them.the New Year begins with the winter solstice on the night of June 24.The harvest has ended and the earth must rest. prepare itself for the sowing of crops, and renew its fertility. It is a new cycle of life, and the indigenous cultures express their gratitude to Nature. The New Year festival of the Mapuche is one of the best known. It is called We Tripantu, which means"the sun's new turn"or"the return of the sun." It is celebrated in the rural regions of the south, in Temuco's main square, and in Santiago on the Santa Lucia Hill (or Huelen Hill. its original name)

Source:https//www.thisischile.cl/chiles-traditionalfestivals/?lang=en

Read the article and find the meaning of the following words. Write the answers in your notebook.

Haka Pei b. Takona We Tripantu

2. In pairs, discuss these questions.

How are the Tapati and We Tripantu similar or different?

When are Tapati and We Tripantu celebrated?

Why is important for the Mapuche people to celebrate their own New Year?

Preguntas de profundización

Para profundizar en la temática del texto y desarrollar pensamiento crítico, se sugieren las siguientes preguntas:

• How much did you know about these cultures'traditions and celebrations?

Do you think it is important for Chilean people to know about these ancient cultures in particular?Why?

What measures does Chile take for people to know and appreciate more indigenous cultures? Do you think it is enough?

What other ways do you think people could get to know more about these cultures?

Solucionario

Reading Task An Article

1. a. Haka Pei: Competition in which young men hurl themselves down a mountain, tobogganing over banana tree trunks.

b. Takona: Body painting festival.

c. We Tripantu: The sun's new turn (Mapuche's New Year).

2. a. They are different because Tapati is a competition and We Tripantu is a harvest celebration.

b. Tapati is celebrated in February and We Tripantu is celebrated in June.

c. Because it is a new cycle of life and the indigenous cultures express their gratitude to Nature.

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