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September 26, 2005
chilean independence day -Carlos Kaiser
Dear friends,
In Chile we are celebrating our independence day, september the 18th. All of
us dance the national dance "Cueca", we eat "empanadas" "asado" and drink
Chicha" and red wine. I send you pictures of the first ceremonies in my town
There is one special picture. A deaf girl was performing a "paya". Payas
are a sort of traditional word game. the person who perform a paya is called
"payador". a payador say something to honor an important issue. payas are
very funny. a payador must be a skilled person. sometimes we have payadores
contest. it is a sort of friendly showdown. each payador say something that
is very difficult to answer. it is funny. I was so deeply touched by this
little deaf lady performing a paya with such perfection.
Viva Chile.
Carlos
Posted by jicafriends at September 26, 2005 09:48 AM