Post on 26-Dec-2015
OUR TRADITIONS
5th form
Newlands School
•Most of our parents come from Argentina, so
these are part of our traditions….
OUR NATIONALITIES
LEGENDS
How the guitar was born.
Hilario was a lonely person and he didn’t worry about it because he was
a young “gaucho” who had a home, a horse and some sheep. He was
happy to ride his horse around his vast field which he knew very well.
But one day he realized he was bored so things started to happen. He
hated silence so he looked for the sound of the streams or the singing of
the birds.
One rainy day he went to sleep but he couldn’t close an eye because of
the thunders and the lightening. When he finally fell asleep we
dreamed with a soft and melodic voice of the rain. So, when he woke up
he realized he needed a partner. As a result, Hilario brush his hair and
he dressed himself with his best clothes to go to the town.
After walking around the town he finally found the sweet voice he heard in his dream. It
belonged to a beautiful , young girl who later became his faithful and loyal wife.
Everything was happiness until misfortune came the day Amuray, the chief of an Indian
tribe, also fell in love with this Creole girl. The Indian waited for the opportunity to
seduce Rosa but when she rejected him, the chief Indian took her as a prisoner.
When Hilario came back to his house he found a mess, blood on the floor and his wife
missing. Then, he heard a scream so he started galloping fast to find his beloved wife.
The chase was short, but the fighting was fierce. Seeing Rosa wound, Hilario dag his
knife into Amuray’s stomach and he released Rosa, who finally died in his home.
Hilario, embraced the body, and called his beloved with endless words she had taught
him. He cried with all the grief as night fell. In the end, the gaucho fell asleep under the
stars with the head on the dead body of his wife.
He woke up confused as he listened to a strange melody. When he looked at his body he
noticed that he was no longer hugging his wife but a wooden box shaped like a woman.
THE GUITAR…CONTINUED
The Legend of the “Ceibo”
On the banks of Parana, lived an ugly indian girl called Anahi.
She wasn’t pretty, but in the evenings she delighted all the
people of his Guarani tribe with songs inspired by their gods and
love for the land that they owned. But one day the invaders
arrived and destroyed all the lands. Anahí was taken captive
along with other Indians. She spent many days crying and many
nights awake, until one day the little Indian girl managed to
escape while his guard fell asleep. However, the guard woke up,
so she plunged a knife into his chest and ran quickly to the
jungle. Later, the other Spanish guards chased poor Anahí, who
at the time, was hit by the conquerors.
MYTHS AND LEGENDS
These, in revenge for the death of the guardian,
punished her with death at the stake. They tied her to
a tree and started the fire, which seemed unwilling to
extend its flames towards the Indian girl, who without
murmuring word, suffered in silence. And when the
fire began to rise, Anahí started to sing as she was
turned into a tree. The next morning, the soldiers
found a beautiful green tree with bright leaves velvety
red flowers, which was shown in all its glory as the
symbol of courage and strength to suffering.
THE CEIBO … CONTINUED
TRADITIONAL FOOD:EMPANADAS
•How to prepare empanadas:
• Fry small pieces of onion and pepper in a
pan.
• Add the meat and cook it.
• Cut pieces of egg and olives if you like
them!• When the filling is cooked, you take a full
spoon and place it on top of the dough.• Then, you close both sides• Finally you put them in the oven for 15
minute approximately
•And the best part:
•YOU EAT THEM!!!!!
We love empanadas!!
The roast is a cooking technique in which food (usually beef
cuts) are exposed to heat from fire or coals placed in specific
places called “parrillas” in order to cook slowly. This cooking
technique also works with other types of meat: pork, lamb,
goat, fish, chicken, shrimp and sausage varieties. Men often
prefers to use coal or wood to make the fire, however cooking
with gas grills is highly efficient.
It is a tradition in our country to get together during the
weekends to eat an ASADO with friends and family. In
general, the meat is accompanied with salads or french fries.
And in some cases, people eat a “picada” before the meat:
pieces of cheese, ham, olives, salami bread among others.
TRADITIONAL FOOD: ASADO AND PICADA
The music of Argentina is internationally known as tango,
which developed mainly in the city of Buenos Aires and
surrounding areas. It is a romantic dance where the boy leads
the girl in sensual movements.
In the provinces people dance folk music. At schools, we
dance traditional dances like foklore to celebrate our National
days.
Classical music and opera has ample space at Teatro Colon in
Buenos Aires, with famous composers and performers.
Other musical styles are listened in Argentina like reggae,
electronic music, cumbia, punk, heavy metal, among others.
TRADTIONAL DANCES
Tango
Folklore
THANKS FOR APPRECIATING OUR
TRADITIONS5th Form Newlands