September 18 and 19

What it is? and what do we do or eat on this holiday?

First the idea of did September 18 a holiday was for celebrate our independence. All begins with a first decisive step to break up the relation between Chile and Spain. It’s made a government meeting for napoleon's arrival to the Iberian peninsula and the exit of the Spain king to start the separation with the Spanish wreath. On July of 1810 Mateo de Toro y Zambrano takes the control of the General Captaincy of Chile but the definitive proclamation of Independence of Chile was on de febryary 12, 1818.
Besides we celebrate too “ The day of the glories of the army” in memory to all the people who gave the life in so many battles for Chile independence and for all that on September 19 the first day in that Chile was considered a free country on 1810.

Also in this days we have many traditional things to celebrate these 2 days. One of them is the traditional dance “ la Cueca” that on18 de Septiembre de 1979 it decided it is the National Dance of Chile. This dance is an imitation of the courtship between a rooster and a hen. It explains the fight of the man for the love of the lady. On the hand we ate a lot of food these days like asado (meat with some of salad), a good empanada differs for the "pine", which basically is composed of meat, olives, onion and mass. For drink it is "la chicha" which one is made with the grape, though also it is produced with apple too. This alcoholic drink is sweet.

And to conclude we have the volantin is very fun specially for the children which enjoy 18 for elevating it. The voalntin is made of volantin paper, thread and glue.