Estudio etnográfico del carnaval en la parroquia de Jadán

Abstract

Carnival has been studied from different perspectives and contexts, since as it is a worldwide celebration, each population conceives and interprets it in different ways. However, despite the large amount of research recorded on the different carnivals in the world, it is necessary to stop at those towns or communities that have not yet been studied or have done so in a general way. From this perspective, it is essential to inquire about the carnival festival in the parish of Jadán, where its inhabitants maintain and transmit through all kinds of expressions the beliefs and customs that characterize them, in addition, the celebration reflects the coexistence with the other and its reason for being. From this perspective, it is worth asking: How has the celebration of carnival changed in the parish of Jadán? To solve and account for this question, the ethnographic methodology was used based on the following techniques: snowball, observation, field diary, photography, open and semi-structured interview, and recording. Then, with the analysis and interpretation of the primary information, the different actors, contexts and elements involved in the festival were recorded. In this sense, the results obtained allow us to learn more about the practices and beliefs before and during the celebration, as well as the gastronomy, the music, the characters, among others, that are part of the collective memory of the inhabitants.