Parranda del 28 de Diciembre Naiguatá 2021, vídeo 2

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Where and when was this???

[@jcrl96]

That was in Naiguatá, which is a town in the state of La Guaira, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, where every December 28 they celebrate "The Day of the Holy Innocents." This cultural expression dates from the 70s of the 20th century, within the framework of the feast of the Holy Innocents, the women perform a parody to form the "Government of Women", where the women take Naiguatá or power in the town to claim the matriarchy in the middle of a great party. The party begins at midnight on December 27, when a character called "the chief of protocol" who reads the manifesto where a Governing Board is named that will govern Naiguatá for the next 24 hours. “When the tradition started it was impossible to see women in those things. They only dedicated themselves to the home. The parody serves to celebrate, but also to express our discontent with certain political or community actions,” explained the “Commander in Chief”, Mayra Domínguez, who has been organizing the party for 20 years. As is tradition this December 28 during the day the women of Naiguatá dress as men, to form the "revolution" and others to the "government", the participants tour the town accompanied by the parranda groups and the tamboras, the participants of these Two sides dance against each other and the side that has stolen the most musicians from the other wins.

[@rogerwilliams2042]

Wow sounds like fun but how was it last year with the current administration in power?

[@jcrl96]

@@rogerwilliams2042 Here we don't have that kind of problem, here all the traditions are celebrated normally, the first year when the pandemic started they did limit and repress some celebrations, but not anymore, now the limitation is economic, because we are in an inflationary process that It's drowning, but I really don't know how we can get ahead and overcome everything. Nothing and no one takes away our joy, that is a characteristic of the majority of Venezuelans. By the way, where are you from?

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