UDA recovers tradition of Thursday of comadres and compadres of the Carnival

This Thursday 23 of February, prior to the celebration of Carnival, the University of Azuay recovered this ancient Spanish tradition and distributed the typical sweets of these times among teachers and administrators.

The Rector and the Vice-Rector of Investigations were named compadres of the party and the Academic Vice-Chancellor for the Companion. The three received their baskets with sugar guaguas, florid water from Murray, flower petals, streamers and picadillo.

As compadres, the authorities became the priostes of the celebration and invited everyone to the table.

Little known and widespread, these Thursdays are perhaps the social heart of these dates and those that give a deep sense to the subject of Andean reciprocity.

As Professor Oswaldo Encalada indicates, "in 1726, in the Dictionary of Authorities, comadres is already mentioned on Thursday: it is a Spanish tradition of the Middle Ages that, when it arrived in Latin America, adapted to local customs".

Alejandra Zarama, from the Department of Communication, started the celebration by recalling that on these Thursdays the links were reinforced during the Carnival time.

Then spoke the Academic Vice-Rector, Martha Cobos, who said that the idea of ​​recovering this tradition was "to feel those family ties that we are doing day by day at work".

The celebration was organized by the School of Tourism, the Department of Culture and the Department of Communication of the UDA.