|
The Via Blanca de Las Reinas
This so popular festival at the moment, actually came after
the Carousel by a coincidence. In 1940, a strong storm prevented the
realization of the central open-air show as was customary and the
election of the Queen was at the Plaza Hotel. This climate accident
determined that a parade of cars was organized under the name of the
Corsican floats, on Monday after the election.
 Since
then, the Gala show of the queens was joined permanently to the
series of central events. Thus, every Friday preceding the central
act people located on the sides of the streets downtown, can
appreciate the beauty of the candidates to the harvest throne.
During that night, the departmental queens and their court parade in
floats showing the economic potential and landscape of each
department.
The parade is led by the queen and vice queen of the previous
year, continues with the invited national queens and culminates with
the departmental cars, taking the aspirants to the harvest sceptre.
The Via Blanca, along with the Carousel, is among the festivities
that concentrate most people on the streets. The amount of the
public in recent decades has been about 150,000 to 200,000 people,
approximately.
The Carousel
It is a staged in the main streets of downtown Mendoza comm emorating
the wine and its context. It takes place Saturday morning that takes
place in the Central Act. It is a tour of floats to the festival and
the representative of each department with their queens through the
streets of downtown. Parade also other Provincial and National
Queens, as well as gaucho federations and other institutions of the
province.
The idea, which was worked on and - now is preserved - is the
summarising of the past of Mendoza. And that is why gauchos parade
with their donkeys, mules, horses, carriages and freight wagons, as
a symbol of rural work and the crossing of the Cordillera, by the
Liberation Army.
In its origins, also the most beautiful young people of each
neighbourhood would participate, representing the countryside. The
Carousel has moved from the street of the General San Martin Park to the
city streets, always with a participatory nature.
More than 200,000 people group up into the major arteries to see
the parade of carriages that symbolize the rural work and which also
incorporate the traditionalist centres and communities from other
countries.
The Carousel shows the evolution of history and folklore of this
land and seeks to disseminate the image of the industrial Mendoza,
of fine wines. Each of the 5 wine regions, parade showing the fruits
of their intensive vineyards, wineries, canals, acéquias and a large
structure and producing equipment.
In the Carousel is the slogan is to participate, and although the
strength of the horse has been replaced entirely by the engines, the
tradition of the parade of riders with typical attire remains.
<<< Previous
Next>>> |