CARNIVAL

Many festivals are held throughout the country. It is a time of masks, jokes, water, music and dancing. In Ecuador we have the Guaranda Carnival where the little child’s get dressed and they are called. "Devils" that they have to launch water, eggs, flour and another things to people walking on the streets. It's a game expected, especially for children and teenagers, and feared by some adults. Although the government and school authorities have banned this game, is widely practiced throughout the country.

·      The Flowers & Fruits Festival

The feast of fruit and flowers is a popular celebration, which takes place on 17 February each year in the province of Tungurahua (Ambato-Ecuador), 40 days before Easter. The Feast of Fruits and Flowers is known as one of the most beautiful celebrations around the country.

It is the commemoration of the loss suffered by the inhabitants of the city after the earthquake of August 5, 1949

The name of the party is due to the high local production of fruit and floral that matches the first months of the year. It is noteworthy that in the city of Ambato has a high cultural level, has banned the games with water, flour, eggs and other products typical of carnival