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Venezuela's cultural heritage includes the original Venezuelan natives, the Spanish and Africans who arrived after the Spanish conquest, and the 19th century waves of immigration that brought many Italians, Portuguese, Arabs, Germans, Moroccan Jews, and others from the bordering countries of South America. About 93% of Venezuelans live in urban ...
Independence Day (Spanish: Día de la Independencia), also known as the Fifth of July (Cinco de Julio) is the national independence holiday of Venezuela, marked every year on July 5 which celebrates the anniversary since the enactment of the 1811 Venezuelan Declaration of Independence, making the country the first Spanish colony in South America to declare independence. [1]
The Dancing Devils of Yare (Diablos Danzantes del Yare) is the name of a religious festival celebrated in San Francisco de Yare, in the state of Miranda, Venezuela, on the day of Corpus Christi. The Sociedades del Santísimo (Societies of the Holiest) are in charge of the celebration. Its origins are traced back to the 18th century, being the ...
Diario critico de Venezuela, 15-1-2009, "Procesión multitudinaria. Divina Pastora convocó a más de dos millones de fieles" Fe y cultura en Venezuela. Memorias de la II jornadas de historia y religión, Caracas, 2002, ISBN 980-244-341-7, página 91; Analítica.com, 27-5-2011, Atacaron otra imagen de la Divina Pastora
“Las Posadas is celebrated in various Latin American countries (and sometimes called something different, like Novena de Aguinaldos in places such as Venezuela and Colombia), especially in ...
Sephardi Jewish culture in Venezuela (1 C, 6 P) Sport in Venezuela (21 C, 5 P) Surnames of Venezuelan origin (3 P) T. Theatre in Venezuela (2 C) W. Works about ...
Tucked in a mountainous region of southeastern Venezuela, newly discovered ancient rock art may be the work of a previously unknown group of people.. Strewn across isolated boulders within Canaima ...
Here are the traditions, symbols and principles you need to know about the celebration. What is the history of Kwanzaa? Kwanzaa emerged in the mid-1960s after the Watts Riots in Los Angeles.