Celebration

Virgin Of Chiquinquira

The story goes that a poor old washerwoman resident of a poor neighborhood of Nueva Zamora de Maracaibo called El Saladillo, in the province of Venezuela fulfilled his task on the shores of Lake Coquivacoa when a board came to their hands, without any particularity the make a singular, but apparently it was picked up by giving the utility the washer lid to the jar of water. While the old woman seemed to recognize in the planchette very blurry image of religious reverence and perhaps put it on one wall. On Tuesday November 18, 1709 was absorbed in her to do, so they paid no attention to a series of shots that were heard in the wall where hung the picture. The blows were heard again, but she did not move. However, the third time, went strangely to where came the shock and surprise in the small panel saw clearly shows the image of the Virgin of Chiquinquirá and emerged a bright light. The surprise of this phenomenon led to the street where he began to shout: "Miracle, miracle," and with this began the great devotion of Zulia to the Mother of the physical part of Jesus. The picture was presumably released as a spoil in waters of the sea, a pirate plunder of the then in the Viceroyalty of New Granada (now Colombia) and it is unknown how long he could be floating in the sea to reach the Coquivacoa Lagoon (now Lake Maracaibo). The gaze of the Virgin in the image is given to the left, as if to assume that makes its way to the then province of Venezuela, becoming since then the "undocumented" most dear in this country, perhaps foreshadowing the great exodus of Colombians that have come to Venezuela. After prodigy similar to that in the Viceroyalty neighbor wanted to transfer the image to the Cathedral of Nueva Zamora de Maracaibo and in fact succeeded in doing to a certain section of the vicinity of the temple, but arrival at a given location the image began to be heavy in the extreme, to the point that had to lower it and leave it on the ground, but after that could be raised again. In the circumstances one of the villagers came to him that perhaps the providence wanted the picture is not in the temple, along with the aristocrats (the wealthy of the time) but the chapel currently under construction in San John of God (more in line with the most deprived) to the west of the city. The suggestion was taken into account and surprisingly the image regained its original weight and honors came to the said chapel, now a Minor Basilica dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá and San Juan de Dios, which is venerated ever since.

Festive season, framed in the celebration of the exhibition, alongside the formal schedule and religious activities are popular events and mass according to the beliefs of the faithful. November 18 All Maracaibo and Zulia state in general, have been celebrating the feast of the Chinita, as he is affectionately called in the country, when it has become since then, on the occasion of celebrations for the faithful of people of Zulia and its surroundings. With the illumination of the Bella Vista Avenue, to the sound of bagpipes (music originated in the colonial era and today is largely dedicated to the celebration of the feasts of the Virgin and protests from the people of Zulia), fireworks light up the sky Maracaibo, chimbangueles (music of drums) that resound, orchestral bands party is a framework, accompanying the Virgin in her journey through the streets where it says the miracle of renewal, as also happened in Chiquinquirá, Colombia .

Devotion to the Virgin of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá is very large in the city of Maracaibo and attributed the same multiplicity of favors, some of the most striking have been exalted in beautiful stained glass windows in the same Basilica.

The Virgin of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá is the formal employer of the city of Maracaibo, Zulia State and the National Guard of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, was crowned canonically with offerings of gold with precious and semiprecious stones such as rubies, sapphires and emeralds has given his people from the colony. This crown is supported by four silver angels. Hispanic At the time table was covered in an embossed edges with gold adornments on the image as crowns for the Virgin and Child, the aura, etc, which have been mostly removed except for the crown. It has the image with a rod of gold, sapphires and emeralds, the image also has a crown made of stones called "Tumas" gift of ethnic guajira.

The image of Our Lady of the Rosary Chiquinquirá has moved several times to multiple sites, one of the most memorable was when he visited the capital of the Republic and more frequently has been paraded through the different parishes of Zulia state, moving in boats on the lake and rivers, land vehicles and helicopters. Today these visits continue but using a replica of the original image backup.

The celebrations in honor of the Virgen del Rosario de Chiquinquirá, ceased to be the modest festivities of the past to acquire international festival features highly complex confluence of popular and religious events, all gathered under the name gives the International Fair Chinita.

It made the famous bullfights, dancing in public and private sites in the city, sunrise pipers, baseball games, the grand gala of beauty (beauty contest that lets you choose the sovereign to be the queen of the fair throughout the year, broadcast by Venevision through its sensational Saturday program), the parade of floats and also many other activities.

On 18 November is a beautiful day in which all Maracaibo (Maracaibo natural) make it a tribute to the Virgen de Chiquinquirá. That day is known and celebrated as (La Feria De La Chinita) and is celebrated with much enthusiasm, joy, faith and fidelity by every inhabitant of the city. At the same time develops the game of baseball Cup Chinita, very popular sport for the fans of Zulia, which meets (after a long night of partying) to give encouragement and support of the Eagles baseball team of Zulia. The next week is the procession of the Aurora and the image she wanders from the Basilica at 3.00 am, to get along with his people on the street. Finally, on Sunday following image is restored to his dressing room. 


Chiquinquirá Virgin in Spain, since 2004 in Madrid (Spain) sweety and worship the fair is held as in Maracaibo (Venezuela) holding well on the day of the patron in Spain, the celebration is done in 17, 18 and November 19 to celebrate by giving each year so its fair to the patron saint of Spain, Colombia and Venezuela and in December is also the fair activities in Spain special day of the patron is the same day to be held in Maracaibo with a Mass and then a bagpipe serenade the group between clubs and joys and also the group's bagpipe bagpiper madridcaibo

La voy a tocar a pie
Al son de armado molero
Como el grupo barrio obrero
Que la toca como es (eaa)

la voy a tocar a pies como
Rafael rincón primo segundo
Y Mahon y de llaniera Emmanuel

- Coro -
esta es mi gaita
(esta es mi gaita)
Cuando suena bien suena
tan tan tan tan tan tan tan buena
no lleva piano no lleva bajo
es tradicional camina descalza por donde quiera
y ahora los niños la van cantando y la van llevando
por venezuela (x 2)

así... Esta es mi gaita
Así así… Era es mi gaita

-Verso 2-
es que la guitarra le da un tun tun (tun tun)
anabel y la guitarra le da un tun tun
Tun tun tun tun tun tun tun tun tun
con mucho sabor y mucho venblen (epaaa)

cuando la gaita tiene ven ven
que es con cuatro furro y tambora
y la charasca que es tan sonara
con las maracas de VHG G G (G G)

-Coro-
esta es mi gaita
Cuando suena bien suena
tan tan tan tan tan tan tan buena
no lleva piano, no lleva bajo
es tradicional, camina descalza por donde quiera
y ahora los niños la van cantando y la van llevando
por venezuela (x 2)
Asi era mi gaita
este es Maracaibo
era mi gaitaaa

no te confundas no te equivoques
que es VHG te llevo en la sangre

-Verso 3-
vieja vieja tiene un tan tan
tiene un tri qui tri qui tri qui tan
tri qui tri qui tri qui tan
pero bien sabroso y tradicional (epaaa)

la cabra mocha tiene tan tan
paraguaipoa tiene tan tan
los patinadores tri qui tri qui tan
pero bien sabroso y tradicional

Esta es mi gaita
(esta es mi gaita)
Cuando suena bien suena
tan tan tan tan tan tan tan buena
no lleva piano no lleva bajo
es tradicional camina descalza por donde quiera
y ahora los niños la van cantando y la van llevando
por venezuela (x 2)

Esta es mi gaita
(llego la luz
la luz de los niños)
Cuando suena bien suena
tan tan tan tan tan tan tan buena
no lleva piano no lleva bajo
es tradicional camina descalza por donde quiera
(el amor por nuestros niños)
y ahora los niños la van cantando y la van llevando
por otras tierras

Esta es mi gaita
así era mi gaita