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origin of the festival

The memory of Quito fixed 1960 as the date on which it began to celebrate the Spanish foundation of the city. It was the brainchild of several journalists, among whom was as his promoter, César Larrea, led by Mayor Jaime del Castillo and the enthusiastic support of the evening Latest News. A liquor company that produced the famous "Paico" also joined. And serenades, which began at La Ronda were organized.

It featured bands and orchestras. And with the popular emotion that turned the evening of December 5 in a matter of arrangements, festivals, dances and music, in which the residents of different neighborhoods, participants of the tapes, the contests were involved and, no doubt, the generous toast.

On December 6, which since it was considered as the day of the founding of Quito in 1534, dawn to the sound of celebration and popular neighborhood, with albazo at dawn, when the sun is "bordering the dawn."

As advanced the decade of the sixties, every December 6 went on to become a matter of meeting the neighbors. In every neighborhood traditions, traditional games and food was grown. It was a real obligation to install the game of "40", but neither left aside the election of the Queen, the contest wooden cars and even go to the bullfighting "Jesus of the Great Power."

Craft shows, craft fairs and letters were held. The organizers made up the program so that there were spaces for cultural expression of all stakeholders in each district.

Artistic presentations "live" on the most popular sites of Quito became widespread, so the parties were happy under the sound of the different orchestras that enlivened the busy folk dancing. The celebrations were massive, and thus also realized excesses and even insecurities, because there was missing who could consider the consumption of spirits as an essential part of their own "joy".

Over the years, the commemoration of the "Fiestas de Quito" in December, also changed. Today we have a cosmopolitan city, while welcoming a fact originated with the Spanish settlement, it does not lose the sense that th

Elections to the beautiful Quito

parades and dances of these parties

Food

Canelazo

Usually it consists of brandy, sugar or brown sugar, water and cinnamon. It is traditionally made of artisanal spirit, but now is also bottled alcohol. There are many variations of receta.Se often done with juice (usually naranjilla juice, but also lemon juice). Sometimes clove alcohol is added or omitted.

The origins of the drink are unknown, but has been consumed in the Andes has long tiempo.En Ecuador, street vendors sell often during holidays. It is especially popular on Christmas Day. In 2005, a company started bottling canelazo alcohol for export.