CORPUS CHRISTI SWEET TREATS |
Yes, another "fiesta" in Cuenca! This is one celebrating, partying, fireworks-blasting, food-vendor selling, family-shopping, sweet-tooth craving city!!! It's not unusual to see Ecuadorians walking around this vibrant city smiling and enjoying their daily ice-cream fix, but this sweet-tooth "religious" celebration has topped any amount of confection and sweets I have ever seen in one place in my entire life - no exaggeration!!
I'd never even heard of Corpus Christi. So, what is it?
A little history of Corpus Christi (Body of Christ) or Septenario (Seven Days):
- In Latin, it means, "Body of Christ."
- It takes place sixty days after Easter Sunday and last for seven days.
- In the Catholic religion, it is one of the most important holidays of the liturgical calendar.
- It is celebrated around the world.
- Seven years after the founding of Cuenca, Corpus Christi was introduced by the Spanish in 1654 to replace the Inti Raymi, an Inca celebration of the harvest.
Ecuadorian children love their special fiestas and delicious sweets..... |
Mounds of Sweets Galore! |
A vendor waits for her sale! |
A shopper selects her treats..... |
Cream-filled pastries - one of my favorites! |
Vendors were meticulous about their presentations and displays.... |
.....and every booth had it's own unique assortment of colorful candies and pastries! |
Of course, the sweetest of treats for me every day in Cuenca are the beautiful children I get to embrace and photograph! |
So, guess how many candies and pastries Bo and I ended up buying throughout the course of seven days?

Ahhhh...next year! ;-)
ReplyDeleteYes, Donna,
DeleteThe fiestas will be here waiting for you and Stu!
So will we....
Linda
I am guessing you bought enough to , (1) to have some left over, (2) to not buy sweets for at least 3 weeks, or the next fiesta..
ReplyDeleteGood guess, Larry,
DeleteHowever, we didn't buy any!
Hard to believe, hey?
We did enjoy walking around and looking at the mounds and mounds of colorful candies and pastries, and everyone else buying them - go figure!
Linda
I believe Larry Lindstrom guessed it right!
ReplyDeleteHow funny, Shadley,
DeleteBut read the comment I left for Larry.
For us, it was "eye-candy"!!!!
Linda
I love how Ecuadorians put heart and soul into every festival. Very theatrical, colorful and playful. Looking so forward to seeing all of this for ourself soon. Thank you Linda an Bo for your blog.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome, luvenglishbully!
ReplyDeleteGlad you are enjoying our blog, and we hope you find it informative, helpful, and a fun read. Let us know when you arrive in Cuenca, and hopefuly we can meet.
Linda