Culture of ecuador
LANGUAGE- Spanish is the official language of Ecuador. However, a significant proportion of Ecuador's Andean population speaks the ancient Incan language of Quechua and a variety of related dialects. Quechua is mainly a language of the Andes Mountains, but it also spread into lowland jungle areas at the time of the Spanish conquest.
A variety of indigenous tribes exist in the Ecuadoran Amazon. These native peoples, including the Jivaro and the Waoroni, speak languages that are unrelated to Quechua.
RELIGION- yash Ecuador is predominantly a Roman Catholic country. In the late 1960s, the Church in Ecuador and elsewhere in Latin America began to defend the poor and work for social change. Many bishops and priests spoke out against the government in defense of the rural poor.
The influence of the Roman Catholic Church in rural society seems to be declining. In the 1980s, Pentecostal and Protestant churches began to expand their influence.
• CRAFTS AND HOBBIES-shashiniPanama lace mats ts originated in Ecuador. These woven lace mats were made in the city of Cuenca(quecca). Panama lace mats became a huge export item for Ecuador in the early to mid-1900s. Panama lace mats are still made in Ecuador, but they are no longer in great demand overseas. A good Panama lace mat , Ecuadorans produce a wide variety of handcrafted goods, including woven textiles, woodcarvings, and ceramic goods•
Jewellery of ecuador
Jewelry is very important, layers of necklaces of predominantly gold beads and red coral bracelets are the most common form of jewelry worn by the Otavalo women.most jewellery in found in the otavalo markets
• FOLKLORE-A number of folk beliefs are common among rural dwellers, whose beliefs combine Catholic tradition with indigenous lore. The "in-between" hours of dawn, dusk, noon, and midnight are feared as times when supernatural forces can enter and depart the human world. Many rural folk fear the huacaisiqui , which are spirits of abandoned or aborted babies thought to steal the souls of living infants. A character specific to the Sierra region is the duende , a large-eyed sprite (elf) who wears a hat and who preys on children. Another feared creature is the tunda , an evil water spirit who takes the shape of a woman with a club foot.
LANGUAGE- Spanish is the official language of Ecuador. However, a significant proportion of Ecuador's Andean population speaks the ancient Incan language of Quechua and a variety of related dialects. Quechua is mainly a language of the Andes Mountains, but it also spread into lowland jungle areas at the time of the Spanish conquest.
A variety of indigenous tribes exist in the Ecuadoran Amazon. These native peoples, including the Jivaro and the Waoroni, speak languages that are unrelated to Quechua.
RELIGION- yash Ecuador is predominantly a Roman Catholic country. In the late 1960s, the Church in Ecuador and elsewhere in Latin America began to defend the poor and work for social change. Many bishops and priests spoke out against the government in defense of the rural poor.
The influence of the Roman Catholic Church in rural society seems to be declining. In the 1980s, Pentecostal and Protestant churches began to expand their influence.
• CRAFTS AND HOBBIES-shashiniPanama lace mats ts originated in Ecuador. These woven lace mats were made in the city of Cuenca(quecca). Panama lace mats became a huge export item for Ecuador in the early to mid-1900s. Panama lace mats are still made in Ecuador, but they are no longer in great demand overseas. A good Panama lace mat , Ecuadorans produce a wide variety of handcrafted goods, including woven textiles, woodcarvings, and ceramic goods•
Jewellery of ecuador
Jewelry is very important, layers of necklaces of predominantly gold beads and red coral bracelets are the most common form of jewelry worn by the Otavalo women.most jewellery in found in the otavalo markets
• FOLKLORE-A number of folk beliefs are common among rural dwellers, whose beliefs combine Catholic tradition with indigenous lore. The "in-between" hours of dawn, dusk, noon, and midnight are feared as times when supernatural forces can enter and depart the human world. Many rural folk fear the huacaisiqui , which are spirits of abandoned or aborted babies thought to steal the souls of living infants. A character specific to the Sierra region is the duende , a large-eyed sprite (elf) who wears a hat and who preys on children. Another feared creature is the tunda , an evil water spirit who takes the shape of a woman with a club foot.