Difusión de leyendas ancestrales, una contribución en la formación de la identidad nacional.

Abstract

Legends are part of people`s culture, so it is important that they last over time and through generations. Recovering and disseminating them must be a priority for the government, as they are present in adults but not in teenagers, this is how this project seeks to spread legends in particular such as “La Chuchuda”, “El Toro Cachicaldo”, “El Caja Ronca”, among others. The idea of spread ancestral legends is to give an alternative that is attractive to young people and thus motivate the interest to know a little more about the culture, customs and idiosyncrasies. Growth population and the diverse migratory activities have made people to forget about these legends, that has remained during decades, in a parish that marks the tradition in the cultural development of the ecuadorian mountain range. This work is based on a reunion with of the past of San Vicente canton San Miguel belonging to the province of Bolívar, since, by collecting the memories and legends of the population, the use of communicative resources was fostered to document their experiences making known the cultural traditions characteristic of the parish. Through interviews and dramatized, the value of the history and the tradition of San Vincente was highlighted so that research is a contribution in the formation of cultural identity.