Fiestas Patrias / Día de las Glorias del Ejército 2012

As you may or may not know, the18th of September and 19th of September are national holidays in Chile.This celebration is know as  Fiestas Patrias, celebrating these two dates. 18 September, celebrates  the establishment of the First Government Junta in 18 September1810, which marks the beginning of Chilean independence process. this date is also referred the Dieciocho, or "18th". To say when Chile gain its independence would depend on what terms you use to define the end, extended until 1821, when royalist forces were expelled from mainland Chile, or 1826, when the last Spanish troops surrendered and the Chiloé Archipelago was incorporated to the Chilean republic. A Chilean Declaration of Independence was officially issued by Chile on February 12, 1818 and formally recognized by Spain in 1844, when full diplomatic relations were established.

 Ok, so what did I do....well I spent the day rebuilding my laptop as it had crashed and burned. Well for those of you that know me, no I hadn't been installing any bleeding-edge software.

 Now on with History class.The 19th September is know as Día de las Glorias del Ejército, or Day of the Glories of the Army Day, or as Armed Forces Day. I was still rebuilding laptop and finally got it all up and running.

I went with our neighbors to the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, The National Stadium of Chile.
Which is located in Ñuñoa, in Santiago Province,Santiago Metropolitan Region  or simply called the Metropolitan Region.They had a Fondas,also called ramada or chingana. Which are constructed as a temporary local for sales of food and drink and  during the Fiestas Patrias.

Here are some pictures I took:

Baby lambs

baby goats

National Stadium

ring toss game for booze.

Daniel was cols, so warming up by one of the grills.

Daniel playing ring toss game for....money.

Now this is a grill!!

Typical, dogs are ever where in Chile.

Football - American

Well my favorite pro team won, Patriots Rout Titans, 34-13. Brady looking good. However my college team lost and fell from top 25;Nebraska 30 UCLA 36.  Not a good way to start the season.

Picnic-In-A-Box or Fiestas Patrias Boxes

Fiestas Patrias Boxes
Which translate to Patriotic Holiday boxes, or as I had called them when I saw them in Jumbo… picnic in a box.

  

                                           

 So what is Fiestas Patrias? This is Spanish phrase meaning "Patriotic Holidays" or "National Holidays". The Fiestas Patrias of Chile consists of two days:

September 18, in commemoration of the proclamation of the First Governing Body of 1810, and marking the beginning of the Chilean independence process.

September 19, known as the "Day of the Glories of the Army".

Unofficially, the celebration can last for around a week, depending on when it falls (for example, if the 18th is a Wednesday, celebrations extend from Saturday the 14th, through Sunday the 22nd). Most schools and jobs declare a week-long vacation for the holiday. Together with Christmas, the fiesta is the most important time of the year for most Chileans. 

So I will let you  know what I did for  Fiestas Patrias

VIVA Chile!!!!!!!

Garage sale

Well they do garage sales here in Chile also. The only difference is that you don't see  signs, no they print up flyers and drop them off at you house. Susan bought a led flash light set, that contained 6 led flashlights and also a calculator. Well have a good day    :)