Geraldine Corrales, Los Tiempos: Pávez addresses in his work the history of Sephardim in Bolivia Julio Pávez presented the book entitled “Foundation of the Villa de Oropesa Cochabamba. Neither Crusaders, nor Missionaries: Sephardim” in which he deals with the activities in a society constituted years before the arrival of the Spaniards. According to the author,…
Tag: Bolivian heritage
The National Museum of Art presents the catalog of the legacy of Inés Córdova and Gil Imaná – El Museo Nacional de Arte presenta el catálogo del legado de Inés Córdova y Gil Imaná
Jorge Soruco, Pagina Siete: The document is the basis of the museography of the repository dedicated to the couple. Seven researchers reflect on the vast, exceptional and generous work of Bolivian artists Gil Imaná and Inés Córdova in the digital catalog Fuego y Tierra. The document will be presented this Friday, January 28, in virtual…
Charango
Los Tiempos: Bolivia celebrates the National Charango Day This Saturday, January 15, Bolivia celebrates the National Day of the Charango, in commemoration of the birth of the Chuquisaca master Mauro Núñez, in 1902. On July 21, 2006, Law No. 3451 was promulgated, declaring this date as the “National Day of the Charango”. On April 6,…
Alasitas: Bolivia’s festival of miniatures and dreams
EFE, La Prensa Latina: La Paz, Jan 16 (EFE).- Casa de Murillo museum in Bolivia’s capital is hosting a show about the origin of Alasitas, a curious heritage festival of miniatures and dreams which has been linked to the indigenous insurrection of 1781. The exhibition features a huge old painting of the uprising depicting Hispanic…
The traditional Potosi Christmas does not have colonial origins – La Navidad tradicional potosina no tiene orígenes coloniales
Juan Jose Toro, El Potosi: The abundant documentation of the time shows that this holiday did not have the importance of today. The Christmas party in Bolivia does not have a colonial origin. Although the commemoration came with the European invasion —and the first corresponded to Columbus, no less than in 1492—, it did not…
Bolivian Christmas ritual – Ritual boliviano en Navidad
Jim Shultz, Greensburg Daily News: Christmas rituals around the world … [only pertaining excerpt follow] “Food and Family” from Marcela Olivera in Bolivia Almost every important gathering in Bolivia is organized around food and Christmas is very typical of this tradition. There are some meals that are central to our celebrations. One is called picaña…
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