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Mendoza, Argentina.

On having finished the time of crop, it is the moment to celebrate all the effort of one year, and it is that's why, that the Holiday of the Grape harvest is instituted.

 

DEPARTMENTAL HOLIDAYS:

From January, they begin in the whole provincial territory, the Departmental Holidays, which have as end, to choose each of the Queens who will represent to the Department at once Centrally of the National Holiday of the Grape harvest.

It is necessary to stand out, that although Capital realizes his departmental holiday, his Queen NOT IT TAKES PART of the big holiday, for being the hostess of the event



BLESSING OF THE FRUITS:

There is carried out last week of February (it can change) to be grateful to God for the fruit of the crop and a good year of work.

It gives beginning to the big holiday, with the blessing of diverse fruits on the part of the Archbishop of Mendoza and the blow of the grill of plow that the Governor gives.

There also the principal figure is Vírgen de la Carrodilla, boss of the cosechadores, and faithful dedication of the viñateros.

 

VIA BLANCA:

It is the first presentation in society of the departmental Queens and all his court, who parade in cars prepared for the occasion, haranguing the mendocinos, and giving him obsequiousnesses as gratitude to his visit.

It is realized traditionally on the night of Friday before to the National Holiday by the streets of the city of Mendoza.

 

THE CARROUSEL :

Carried out on Saturday morning, in which the scrutiny will be realized to obtain to the piece of news Reina Nacional.

In this event, the Queens parade together with his court in his cars, setting off from the large doors of the Park General San Martín towards the center of the city.

It is similar to the White Route, to exception that is realized of tomorrow, and with many more events between the cars; this is: traditionalist centers, international delegations and communities, those who also parade showing his art.

 

CENTRAL ACT:

Carried out on Saturday night in the Greek Amphitheater " Frank Romero Day " (which is located inside the Park General San Martín and on the foot of the Hill of the Glory), it will dedicate one of the representatives, as Reina Nacional of the Grape harvest for the period of one year (up to the next Grape harvest).

For some two hours approximately, the artists appear in scene, where they represent different acts of the grape harvest, opening all his art, in time of traditional musicians and diverse stagings that there designs his director (who is renewed every year, since a contest does to choose the script). Finished the artistic representations, there are known the votes, which are recounted and a Queen and a Virreina Nacional is obtained.

To close, a big espéctáculo of fires is realized artificales, that they mark with happiness, the closing of a successful holiday.

 

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