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Procession of the Virgin, Cruz de Mayo, Sama de Grado, Asturias, Spain. Cross of the Hermandad de la Cruz de la Calle La Fuente. Rociana del Condado, Province of Huelva. Aguilar de la Frontera (Province of Córdoba). There is a procession of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios from the Iglesia de la Veracruz ("Church of the True Cross") in the ...
The term fulía refers to a variety of folk genres in Venezuela generally performed as part of the vigils of the Cruz de Mayo. [1] [2] Of these genres, there are two that are especially prominent: the fulía central (spanning the coastal areas of the Capital, Central, and Central-Western regions, notably Barlovento) [3] and the fulía oriental (Spanish:"Eastern fulía") or cumanesa (Spanish ...
Velorio de Cruz de Mayo, drawing by Anton Goering (1892) Another very popular music in Venezuela is the Gaita Zuliana. This genre originated from the region of Zulia State and is very popular during the Christmas season. The gaita united to the Aguinaldo, conforms the national representation of the Venezuelan Christmas.
Velorio de Cruz de Mayo. La Llora. Toro de colores; San Juan Bautista. Los Pastores del Niño Jesús de El Limón and Chuao. Los Diablos Danzantes de Cuyagua, Cata, Ocumare, Turiamo and Chuao.(In Venezuela there are 11 Brotherhoods of which 5 are from Aragua). Burras Tradicionales. Joropo Central. Parranda Central; Gorilas de San Mateo.
The Nativity, Holy Week, Corpus Christi, the Cruz de Mayo, and patron saints' holidays are central to Afro-Venezuelan expressive culture throughout the country. The Día de los Inocentes (Feast of Fools, 28 December) is also celebrated and is particularly important in Barlovento, where "governments of women" are set up parodying male authority ...
6. In 2005, Congress declared Cinco de Mayo an official U.S. holiday. 7. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in a few other places around the world, including Brisbane, Australia, Malta and the Cayman ...
Anselmo López (April 21, 1934 – February 14, 2016) was one of the most important bandola llanera players in Venezuela. He is the creator of the Jalao (Spanish for "pull") technique, which applies a technique derived from the classical guitar to the bandola llanera. In the jalao, the thumb and index fingers hold the plectrum to pick the ...
Alfonso La Cruz was born in the capital city of Caracas on 11 November 1995. His family later moved to La Guaira. At a young age, he would sing in his school's choir and would participate in festivals. At age 15, he was the opening act for R.K.M. & Ken-Y and Reykon for their tour stop in Venezuela. [1] In 2015, he moved to Madrid, Spain.