BAMBUCO'S FESTIVAL PAOLA SALCEDO
WHEN THIS FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATED ON JUNE 22nd- 29th, EVERY YEAR.
WHERE THIS FESTIVAL IS HELD IN NEIVA- HUILA
FOOD THE EAR OF ROASTED CORN AND "SPEARS" ARE VERY POPULAR FOOD IN HUILA. THE TYPICAL FOOD IS LECHONA THE TAMALE IS A FOOD CONSUMPTION NOT ONLY IN THE FESTIVE CELEBRATIONS, BUT ALSO IN THE DAILY LIFE OF HUILA. ACHIRA THE CAKE IS ONE OF THE FLAGSHIP PRODUCTS OF GASTRONOMY
ACTIVITIES THE MAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE FESTIVAL ARE: AQUATIC PARADES FOLKLORE PARADES PRESENTATION OF DIFFERENT DANCE GROUPS ADORN THE HOLIDAYS. HORSE RIDING IS ONE OF THE MOST TYPICAL EXPRESSIONS OF FOLK CULTURE HUILA
TRADITION THE NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF BAMBUCO STARTED TO HONOR SAN JUAN BAUTISTA. THE TYPICAL DANCE IS BAMBUCO, THERE’S SELECT THE POPULAR QUEEN OF BAMBUCO. THE FESTIVAL PROGRAM INCLUDES A PARADE OF GOATS ON THE MAIN STREETS OF THE CAPITAL OF HUILA.
THE PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE FESTIVITIES, ENSURES THAT POPULAR CULTURE REMAINS HUILA ALONG GENERATIONS
THE ELDERLY PRESENT ENTHUSIASTS ASPIRING BAMBUCO CROWN IN HIS SENIOR CLASS