There is no Halloween in Ecuador.
The celebration is actually illegal in schools due to
a presidential decree.
The idea behind it is that Halloween is not original
for Ecuador and the schools should celebrate the autochthonous holidays
instead.
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| BUTTERFLY GIRLS |
What Ecuador does celebrate, is November 1st
of Day of the Deceased.
Similar to the Mexican Day of the Dead but not quite
the same.
Here the festivity is more about visiting your family
member’s graves and celebrating their lives.
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| JUST IN CASE IT IS NOT CLEAR, THIS IS COSTUME OF A HOUSE FLY. |
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| ANOTHER FLY |
Most of the Ecuadorians spend the day in the
graveyard, talking, eating, drinking, laughing, dancing and playing football by
the graves.
The deceased family members are informed about
everything that has been going on in the lives of the living family.
Who has a new boyfriend, who got married, who got a
baby, every scandal, happy occasion and rumor is visited and passed on.
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| A BEE WITH HER FAVORITE FLOWER |
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| TWO ANTS |
The most traditional ones place part of the food and
drink on the grave, for the loved ones to enjoy.
But not having Halloween celebrations is no reason for
Ecuadorian’s to not dress up in a costume and have fun.
There are various days when the children have a good
reason for a costume.
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| THE FLINTSTONES |
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And if there is no reason, that’s a good reason too.
Here are some DIY costumes from my years of special
education here in Ecuador.
All the costumes were made together with the special
education teachers and teacher’s aids.
So cute!!! I love the bam bams!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like so much fun and very lovely idea!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea it was illegal in schools in Ecuador! Great pictures!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea it was illegal in schools in Ecuador! I have a friend who grew up in Ecuador and moved in the US ad now Halloween is her favorite holiday! I love Day of The Dead, the sugar skulls are so beautiful <3
ReplyDeleteThe kids are adorable!
ReplyDeleteI love those costumes. I think Halloween must be a North American thing, or something - because I don't think it's all too popular in Ireland where my Brother & SIL used to live (and their four boys!)
ReplyDeleteit is always fun to find a good occasion to dress up. why is it illegal there?
ReplyDeleteBecause it's not national holiday and part of Ecuadorian culture. It's illigal to celebrate any holidays that aren't national in the schools. There were few schools that tried to celebrate Halloween specifically and got in trouble because of that.
DeleteSoooo stickin cute! Nothing is cuter than kids in costumes :)
ReplyDeleteI had no idea it was illegal in Ecuador, that's very interesting! It's fun that there is another day to dress up, though. Love the Flintstone costumes!
ReplyDeletei think the more holidays the better! hopefully these kind of rules will change and people are allowed to just have fun!
ReplyDeleteGreat Halloween ideas for little ones - I'm so happy these kids got to have fun!
ReplyDeleteThese are adorable. I always like homemade costumes more than store ones. They have more character and of course are more unique. I love that some of these kids are dressed as flies.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh these are all so creative! I love hand made costumes. So much more fun and creative!
ReplyDeleteSooo cute! I love all of these DIY costume ideas!
ReplyDeleteAh I love the Flintstones ones, now I want to dress my son up as BamBam for Halloween :)
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that Hallowe'en was illegal in Ecuador. We don't do very much as a family usually, but this year my daughter is doing a night time cycle race....dressed as a witch! Love the Flintstones costumes! Yabba dabba doo!
ReplyDeleteSo much fun! I love doing DIY Halloween costumes.
ReplyDeleteSome of these costumes are so so cute! I'm glad they still found another way to dress up that is within their culture!
ReplyDeleteI love how these costumes are handmade and original. Everyone looks great!
ReplyDeleteNo way! These are so fun! I love the originality of them all! SO cool!
ReplyDeleteThose Flintstones costumes are SO cute! They look like they'd be easy to make too
ReplyDeleteInteresting post, it's always great to hear about traditions outside of the USA. :)
ReplyDeleteThese costumes are so cute. I love the Flinstone ones.
ReplyDeleteWhaat? Halloween, illegal? Very cute Flintstone costumes!
ReplyDeleteThese are some super cute costumes! I love The Flintstone costumes the most!
ReplyDeleteI love them! They're so cute. the first photo is my fav!
ReplyDeleteThe costumes are adorable. It is wonderful to celebrate your cultural holidays and dress up at the same time. Fun for the kids.
ReplyDeleteCute costumes! And I love the emphasis on remembering loved ones that have passed away. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat DIY ideas! I remember making my own costume with my mom and little sister when we were younger! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteaww, such cute costumes! and very creative!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing a bit of the tradition. I absolutely adore the house fly! Too cute!
ReplyDeleteInteresting. I had no clue about the Halloween prohibition. Thanks for sharing this.
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ReplyDeleteLooks like they're all having a great time! Love the costumes! Thanks for coming by and linking up at the #HomeMatters linky party! We hope to see you again this coming Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteThose costumes are adorable! The flintstones...I die! looks like they are all having a great time!
ReplyDeleteHow fun and so creative! The Flinstones attire is great!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! The costumes are the best!
ReplyDeleteHow cool!!! Exciting to learn this!!!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing costumes!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed learning about your tradition of spending time at the cemetery. The costumes are so cute and very creative! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
ReplyDeletehugs,
Jann