The Ypacaraí Festival has been held in the city of Ypacaraí , Paraguay , since 1971, between August and September. It is a folklore festival organized with great emphasis on all kinds of cultural manifestations.
19-448: The purpose is to keep alive the memory of great people who have become icons in diverse artistic disciplines. Above all, it is to promote appreciation of art. The Festival of the Lake, as it is called, started in 1971, the initiative of a group of Ypacaraí citizens who were fond of folklore, with the purpose of celebrating the anniversary of the foundation of the district. The first festival
38-575: A known foundation date, due to its possible spontaneous origin, and because the official documentation was destroyed in grand battle of August 12, 1869. In early times used as a mail-post and spot to rest the horses, The Franciscan Gaspar de Medina constructed, in 1744, a church dedicated to Santo Cristo de los Milagros ( Ñandejara Guasu in Guaraní , and in English, Holy Jesus of the Miracles). During
57-538: The Paraguayan War the city served as the third capital of Paraguay starting December 8, 1868; August 12 of the following year, 1,600 poorly armed men, many of them mere children, spent 5 hours resisting the assault of 20,000 allied Brazilian, Argentine and Uruguayan forces intent on conquest, before finally being overwhelmed At the end of the battle, in which the Hospital de Sangre was burnt down, along with all
76-548: The Paraguayan War , March 8, 1636, was later appointed as its Day of Establishment. Piribebuy is known for its Church "Dulce Nombre de Jesus", also known as "Ñandejará Guasu," and also has a small history museum dedicated to memorabilia from the War of Triple Alliance , explaining Piribebuy's large role in the war, as well as memorabilia from the Chaco War and Colonial Times. Formally known as Capilla Guasú , Piribebuy does not have
95-535: The Poncho Para´í or Poncho de 60 listas ("Poncho of 60 stripes"), whose methods of fabrication are passed generation to generation. The town of Piribebuy is 10 km away from the National Route N° 2, which connects Coronel Oviedo with the country's capital . Piribebuy has two patron saints. The first is Ñandejará Guasu, who is celebrated on January 18, and the second is Saint Blaise , who
114-463: The Paraguay River in a site that is full of reeds. Piribebuy is located between Route II and Route I, 13 km from Route I on the branch route Rogelio R. Benítez, which intersects Route I at km 64. The town of Piribebuy is further divided into barrios (Boroughs) of Centro, Santa Ana, San Blas, Maria Auxilliadora and Virgen de Rosario. Besides the urban area, the district contains
133-531: The festival being prohibited in 1986, by a resolution of the Department of the Interior. However, the people of Ypacaraí did not abandon hope of continuing this activity. They took courage and received the support of the entire country and the festival moved to the property of the parish church, all with police custody. In 1989 with the overthrow of the dictatorial government and the arriving of democracy ,
152-532: The festival of the Lago Ypacaraí. Since 1973 other international groups joined the festival, they were Los del Suquia, from Argentina, Los Carabajal, Los Cantores del Alba, La Compañía Argentina de Danza, Teresa Parodi and many others. From Brazil participated groups such as: Ballet Primitivo del Arte Negro from the state of Pernambuco , Xaxado, from Paraíba . From Peru came the group of ballet Peru Negro, Aukamaru, Roberto Parra and many others. Mexico
171-822: The festival was reborn with much more expectation. Since its first years, the festival had a fluent exchange with other international festivals, similar in their objectives of making known and gives importance to the culture of the country. Delegations from this festival participated in Argentina's festivals of Santa Fe, Córdoba, the Folklore National Festival of Pirané, in Chile in the Folklore Festival of Yacuiba, and also in Brazil and Bolivia . The delegations from other countries also came to
190-439: The festival, with the passing of time, the organization added more categories such as folkloric dancing and local craftsmanship. In 2006, homage was made to Renée Ferrer in the festival of poetry for the second time. In 2001, the organizing commission decided to include among the list of homage the people the artisans too. Demetrio Ortiz Demetrio Ortiz ( Piribebuy , 22 December 1916 – Buenos Aires , 18 August 1975)
209-435: The first stage, the festival was all about maintaining the traditional values of the cultural expressions of the country through the dance, poetry and craftsmanship, reaching its culminating point in the 1980s. The second stage started when the organization decided to assume also a defense of human rights, which they considered were not being respected by the current government of President General Stroessner . This resulted in
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#1732788111159228-407: The following compañias (sub-municipalities): 4 de Julio, Cañada, Capilla Cué, Chololó, Colonia Piraretá, Cordillera, Guasú Rocái, Ita Guyrá, Itá Moroti, Itá Moroti Guasu, Itá Moroti'i, Itapé, Ita Ybú, Mcal. Estigarribia, Mcal. Lopéz, Naranjo, Ojopoi, Pasito, Paso Jhú, Presidente Franco, Tape Guasú, Yacarey, Yataity, Yhaca, Yhagui Guasú, Yhaguymi, Ykuá Porá, and Yruguá. The spelling change stems from
247-419: The hard regimen that ruled the country in those times, could make a presence at the festival. The first festival took place in the club “24 de Mayo”, on a small stage. The very good acceptance of the population towards the event encouraged the producers to go a step further and repeat it the following year for a greater audience and with many more national talents. The festival has come through two stages. In
266-429: The oral Guarani name being transliterated into written Spanish. According to the 2002 National Census this district has a total population of 19594 inhabitants, from this total population 9617 lives in the urban area, almost half of it. Tourism plays an important role in the economy of Piribebuy, as people come for the abundant nature that surrounds the city, its rich history, and its famous artisan crafts; most notably,
285-678: The wounded inside, many prisoners were decapitated. In the Guarani language, Piribebuy, more correctly pirĩ vevuĩ, means either "smooth sensation" or "shivers." The name is thought to come from the fact that the area has many refreshing streams and cool breezes. Others suggest that the name comes from píri vevúi, which would mean light reeds or straws. This theory is supported by the Guaranis common use of botanical characters as place names. The Piribebuy River, which starts in Piribebuy, ends at
304-551: Was a Paraguayan musician. This article on a Paraguayan musician is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Piribebuy Piribebuy (in Guaraní , Pirĩvevúi ) is a town and district in the Cordillera Department of Paraguay . It is of spontaneous origin, though some attribute its founding to Martin Ledesma de Valderrama in 1636. Since its founding documents were burned during
323-604: Was instituted the trophy “Recuerdos de Ypacaraí” (Memories of Ypacaraí), which was granted by a specially selected jury in every edition of the festival, it was national and international. Nowadays it can be said that the Festival of Lago Ypacaraí is the most famous in Paraguay, of all the Latin American Folklore festivals. The following is a list of people that have been honored in the different editions of
342-553: Was organized in September. It presented a valid alternative to encourage a love of the things that were authentically national, against the new musical tendencies of foreign origin that had fast acceptance among young people. In the first festival, the organization paid homage to Demetrio Ortiz , author of the Guarania (music genre) that is representative of the city “Recuerdos de Ypacaraí” (Memories of Ypacaraí), who in spite of
361-550: Was present too with the Mariachi Los Pasajeros, Mariachi Nacional of Mexico among others. Other groups of artists from Uruguay , Chile and Bolivia also have participated in the festival. The list would be too long to name all the people. The festival did not stick only to the musical; from it was born the first municipal school of ballet, which allowed the diffusion of this art, and with time, other artistic manifestations also added to this festival. In 1976, it
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