8th A - Ecuadorian Culture

Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts.

• True

• False

Choose the typical dishes of the Ecuadorian culture.

• Sushi, encocados and hamburgers.

• Potato soup (locro), fanesca and bread guaguas.

• Pizza, spaghetti and hummus.

• Rice with beans, goulash and a variety of salads.

Cultural event that embraces the widely divergent traditions and cultures of the local town of Latacunga that includes a noisy and exuberant parade of characters like the Moorish King.

• Carnival of Guaranda

• El Paseo del Chagra

• Mama Negra

• Fiesta de las Flores y las Frutas

Festivity in which the devils are the main figures of the celebration.

• Diablada de Pillaro

• Inti Raymi

• The Yamor Festival

• The burning of el Año Viejo on New Year’s Eve

List 3 traditions of the Holy Week in Ecuador.

Mestizos have existed since the time of colonization.

• True

• False

Currently, mestizos are the most numerous ethnic group in Ecuador.

• True

• False

The ____________________ are a culture that extends throughout the Andes.

• Quichuas

• Montubios

• Colonos from Galapagos

• Cuencanos

Descendants of enslaved people who were brought from their African countries to America.

• Afro-Ecuadorians

• Afro-Americans

• Chinese

• Europeans

They are considered intangible heritage. This human group inhabits 5 coastal provinces of the Ecuadorian territory.

• Montubios

• Manabas

• Esmeraldeños

• Afro-Ecuadorians