Venezuelan tradition

Hello friends of steemit today I wanted to tell you about a very traditional dance from Barquisimeto state Lara, Venezuela which is called tamunangue or also known as Sones de Negros.

The Tamunangue is a cultural heritage of the Nation, it is a folkloric tradition that unites three cultures the indigenous, the Spanish and the African.

The tamunangue is also known as "Sones de negros". It is at least 400 years old for what I understand and its name comes from the drum, a musical instrument that is used when interpreting the songs of the dance.

The tamunangue revolves around the devotion of Saint Anthony of Padua, whose festivity is on June 13 of each year is not only celebrated in my city Barquisimeto but also celebrated in Curarigua, Tocuyo, Sanare, San Antonio, Carora, San Miguel and Quibor. On the 12th of June it begins with the wake, then at dawn the celebration begins

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This celebration consists of a tour of the community, where through the tour with the saint are made stops in different places where you start with the dances, these wonderful dances are 8 and consist of different names which are The Battle, The Bella, the Yeyevamos, the Juruminga, Little by Little, La Perrendenga, El Galeron and the Six Figureao.

The dancers have a wardrobe, so to speak, where Men wear Beige pants and a white shirt, espadrilles and a hat.

The women we dressed in beautiful colorful or floriados dresses and espadrilles.

Well I wanted to share with you a little about this Beautiful Dance so that you can know more about the traditions and dances that exist in different cultures and I also wanted to tell you about it, since I am a faithful Tamunanguera since I was just 8 years old and perfectly what is this beautiful tradition.

I hope that my post is of your liking Greetings from Barquisimeto.