Easter
Week
in
Ecuador
As
in
many
predominantly
____________________
countries
,
____________________
is
one
of
the
largest
public
holidays
in
the
country
.
Eye
-
catching
fanfare
spans
the
week
leading
up
to
Easter
Sunday
.
This
week
is
called
____________________
____________________
,
Spanish
for
?
Holy
Week
.
?
The
date
of
Easter
and
its
related
celebrations
depends
on
when
the
vernal
equinox
takes
place
.
Easter
Week
occurs
sometime
between
____________________
and
____________________
.
Holy
(
Maundy
)
Thursday
,
Good
Friday
,
Holy
Saturday
,
and
Easter
Sunday
According
to
____________________
tradition
,
Holy
____________________
commemorates
Jesus
?
Last
Supper
.
On
Holy
____________________
,
Ecuadorians
visit
graveyards
with
offerings
for
departed
loved
ones
.
These
____________________
usually
consist
of
bread
that
is
baked
especially
for
the
occasion
.
Carnival
Ecuadorians
celebrate
Carnival
in
an
effort
to
eat
and
drink
enough
to
stay
satiated
throughout
the
fasting
period
of
Lent
.
The
exact
date
varies
from
year
to
year
.
It
takes
place
either
in
____________________
or
____________________
,
on
the
weekend
closest
to
the
New
Moon
.
Independence
Day
and
Simón
Bolívar
?
s
Birthday
On
____________________
____________________
____________________
,
General
____________________
____________________
____________________
defeated
the
Spanish
in
the
Battle
of
Pichincha
.
On
May
24th
,
military
parades
commemorate
the
decisive
battle
,
which
took
place
just
outside
Quito
.
All
Saints
?
Day
and
All
Soul
?
s
Day
On
All
Souls
?
Day
,
Ecuadorians
visit
the
graves
of
loved
ones
with
____________________
of
baked
goods
,
a
continuation
of
the
Andean
tradition
of
leaving
food
for
the
departed
.
The
souls
of
the
dead
are
said
to
return
to
the
earth
for
____________________
hours
during
the
first
days
of
November
.
Ecuadorian
tradition
dictates
you
risk
the
spirits
?
displeasure
if
you
don
?
t
have
a
snack
ready
for
them
.
These
holidays
are
celebrated
on
____________________
____________________
and
____________________
.
Christmas
and
New
Year
?
s
On
Christmas
Eve
,
Ecuadorians
celebrate
a
special
mass
called
the
____________________
____________________
____________________
,
or
?
Rooster
Mass
.
?
On
____________________
____________________
,
Ecuadorians
go
all
out
with
citywide
Christmas
pageants
.
This
is
the
day
of
the
____________________
____________________
____________________
children
?
s
parade
.
Children
dress
up
as
different
____________________
from
the
Christmas
____________________
,
and
march
down
the
street
with
statues
of
the
baby
Jesus
.
These
statues
typically
have
a
special
place
in
the
family
home
.
