Videos tagged with "burning"

Solstice Celebration, Plaza Major, Quito, Ecuador, noon, June 21, 2011 [00:20]
A celebration of the June solstice in Quito, which is almost on the equator. Blowing conch shells, burning incense, and drumming while gesturing to the four cardinal compass points. Viewpoint is the Presidential Palace.
Tags: music, solstice, Ecuador, Quito

New Year's Eve Ecuador [01:10]
At midnight on New Year's eve, effigies made of stuffed dummies w/ masks or paper mache are burned. The effigies symbolize an situation or idea or person that you despise and wish to get rid of in the new year. Here, an entire Smurf village is about to go down in flames in Cuenca, Ecuador. And I have to agree... who doesn't hate The Smurfs?
Tags: ecuador, new, year, smurf, village, burns, traditions, burning, effigies, in

New Year's Eve in Montañita, Ecuador (2012) [06:28]
This is How I celebrated the coming of 2012 in Montañita, Ecuador... Normally, We stand at the burning stuff and throw fire crackers to it, but these guys went crazy and started to jump over the flames... :)
Tags: New Year's Eve, Montañita, Ecuador, sejoto

Año Viejo en Carapungo 2011/2012 [12:34]
Warning: Strong Language (English) The burning of Año Viejos in the barrio of Carapungo in Quito, Ecuador. Please don't try this at home. I'm surprised no one got hurt. PS. At the end I was so focused on speaking to that girl that the camera was just going wherever. I wasn't pointing at anything specific, seriously. XD
Tags: Quito, Ecuador, NYE, hectorgparra

Cotacachi New Years Eve Burning of the Old Years 2011 [01:04]
Our young Ecuadorian friends are burning their "Old Years" a tradition for Ecuador's New Year
Tags: new, year, ecuador, cotacachi