Chile National Day 2023

Google Dooles 18.09.2023 13:31  Date: September 18, 2023 Today’s Doodle celebrates Chile’s National Holidays! On this day in 1810, Chile took a pivotal first step toward becoming independent from Spain by creating the Primera Junta de Gobierno . Also known as Fiestas Patrias or Dieciocho, countless celebrations take place nationwide to commemorate Chile’s hard-won independence. Some patriotic parades feature huasos who stroll by to music, while the grand military and naval parades will march on the Day of the Glories of the Army tomorrow. The blue, white, and red Chilean flag flutters in the breeze next to businesses, homes, and festival tents on both holidays. Those gentle spring winds also make today popular for kite flying and other outdoor gatherings. Parties called fondas are open to the public, complete with patriotic decorations, dancing, games, and refreshments like empanadas de pino, choripan, and anticuchos. The cueca, Chile’s national dance, is commonly performed. People throughout the country wear traditional clothing like colorful swishy dresses, “chupallas”, and riding boots with spurs. There are many traditions in Chile and the three-legged pigs, as seen in today’s Doodle artwork, are another uniquely-Chilean custom. It is traditional to give away and collect three-legged pigs as they’re believed to be good luck and abundance. The pigs in the Doodle represent the towns of Pomaire and Quinchamalí . Happy National Holidays, Chile! Check out the behind-the-scenes process for today’s Doodle artwork sculpted by Doodler Sophie Diao Work in progress red clay pig Clay pigs getting fired in the oven before painting Location: Tags: