Análisis de las fiestas tradicionales del cantón Girón

Abstract

Girón is one of the counties in the province of Azuay it has several attractions, traditions, cuisine; and it is noteworthy that the county is home to history as instead was the Battle of Tarqui, because this event the county is full of culture and tradition as mentioned above proposed an investigation that aims to study the Traditional folk festivals in Girón. During the research carried out it was observed that the canton has traditions and festivities, the most outstanding are: the Fiesta en Honor y Sacrificio Señor Girón, la Pase del Niño Jesus, Corpus Christi, the parties mentioned above are considered by local people as part of their cultural identity. At present the parties are rarely visited because they do not have a tourism promotion to inform and encourage the visit to Canton, the main authorities are managing a Tourism Promotion Plan to help the revaluation of these festivities. In addition, as a contribution to research it proposes a cultural agenda and cultural events, in order to promote tourist resources held by the canton and in particular the development of cultural tourism.