Important holidays in Chile.

in Chile held various important dates, some of holidays are endemyc and some are international, for example may 21th we celebrate the commemoration of the naval battle of Iquique, this date that represents an important passage in the history of chile, another important date in Chile is september 18th because we celebrate the commemoration of the first national governing board, though we Chileans celebrate our independencies on that date, that day does not really correspond to our independence, that is a very peculiar data.

 on September 20th of the last year the navy of Chile held an event of great distinction, similar to the Sept. 18th  parade or " Parada Militar" but with warships, frigates, aircraft and helicopters. This event did not occur grab more than 50 years ago.

September 18th is a very important date because for a  one week we celebrated our "chilenidad", in this week are organized celebrations and parties called "ramadas o fondas in which drinking chicha, dancing cueca, eat barbecue and empanadas. also welcome the "roto chileno" and the "huaso" which are chilean figures.

the other holidays are more standardized because in many other parts of the world are held in the same way however, there are unique events that originate in Chile for example the fireworks of Viña del Mar      spectacle that is seen nearly a million people from around the country and people from abroad.

th las importan holiday in chile ir the Christmas which over the years has lost its true meaning, at this time the people just think to buy and give gifts, for me the real meaning of chirstmas is the family, the love and and the birth of Jesus.

the holidays in chile are varied and differents, for me the real mening of the holidays is healthy fun and and have a nice family time.

Earthquake February 27, 2010

surely one of the most important and disastrous events in the history of chile
I was sleeping, I had gone to bed late after watching the Festival of Viña del Mar, was in the house of my girlfriend, I felt the dogs barking and woke up a couple of minutes before the event, the air felt strange it felt heavy, when I put my head on the pillow starts shaking, worried me out of bed and  take the whole family of my girlfriend at the doorway, try to remain calm and reassure the brother of my girlfriend who is only 9 years

plus she lives without a father, I felt a great responsibility to care for them. was a terrifying experience.