DAY OF TRADITION
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 4:39 am
Some of the vehicles were acquired by the firm Serú, Maurín y Ruiz, which had the largest fleet of wagons at the time and made regular trips to Rosario and Buenos Aires until the service was replaced by the Andean Railway in 1885.
The original idea was from the then Mayor c level executive list of San Antonio de Areco, Don JOSE “PEPE” ANTONIO GUIRALDES, this was at the end of 1830, father of Commodore ® JUAN JOSE GUIRALDES, our Founding President, who together with the Agrupación Bases de LA PLATA, whose headquarters was the old house that belonged to the well-known poet Almafuerte (Pedro B. Palacios) gave light to the bill that would be sanctioned unanimously on August 18, 1939 by the Legislature of the Province of Bs. As. With number 4756, which in its art. 2nd says: "On that day, classes on art, science, native music, and specializing in "Martín Fierro," the immortal poem by Hernández will be given in all public provincial schools. The official radio station will broadcast exclusively native music. In the Ricardo Güiraldes Creole Park, the Luján Museum, and other appropriate sites, the Executive Branch will organize regional celebrations." Later, the provinces joined in, and November 10th, Hernández's birthday, is celebrated in all corners of the country as the Day of Tradition.
On that day, gauchos celebrate by demonstrating their rural work, roping, roping, bullfighting, turning steers from the guampas, etc. As you can see, they don't "stop" like the guilds of other activities do, they continue working, but having fun, as Fierro said: "That wasn't work, / rather it was a function, / and after a good pull / in which one was skillful, / to give him a drink of cane / the boss used to call him."
The original idea was from the then Mayor c level executive list of San Antonio de Areco, Don JOSE “PEPE” ANTONIO GUIRALDES, this was at the end of 1830, father of Commodore ® JUAN JOSE GUIRALDES, our Founding President, who together with the Agrupación Bases de LA PLATA, whose headquarters was the old house that belonged to the well-known poet Almafuerte (Pedro B. Palacios) gave light to the bill that would be sanctioned unanimously on August 18, 1939 by the Legislature of the Province of Bs. As. With number 4756, which in its art. 2nd says: "On that day, classes on art, science, native music, and specializing in "Martín Fierro," the immortal poem by Hernández will be given in all public provincial schools. The official radio station will broadcast exclusively native music. In the Ricardo Güiraldes Creole Park, the Luján Museum, and other appropriate sites, the Executive Branch will organize regional celebrations." Later, the provinces joined in, and November 10th, Hernández's birthday, is celebrated in all corners of the country as the Day of Tradition.
On that day, gauchos celebrate by demonstrating their rural work, roping, roping, bullfighting, turning steers from the guampas, etc. As you can see, they don't "stop" like the guilds of other activities do, they continue working, but having fun, as Fierro said: "That wasn't work, / rather it was a function, / and after a good pull / in which one was skillful, / to give him a drink of cane / the boss used to call him."