SEPTEMBER 18TH

This date is a very important date to Chile because one hundred ninety nine years ago people made the first "junta de gobierno", when Napoleon took prisoner to the King of Spain, FernandoVII. But most people believe that in this day we celebrate the independence of the country, but is not true. Anyway, in national holidays we do typical activities like fly kites, eat empanadas, drink chicha that is an alcoholic drink made of grapes, and cook barbecues. Almost all of Chile, and especially in the countryside people build Ramadas or fondas, that are places where you can eat chilean food, play typical games like trompo, dance the cueca and drink a lot of chicha or wine. There are several Fondas in the city like o'higgins park, but the best are in the countryside. Me and my family go to Linares, near Talca. Linares is a small city but in this date the fondas are really big and are builded in the middle of countryside. People practice a very strange sport call Rodeo, where huasos in their horses follow a little cow. Is very entertaining, but sad for the pour cow. This year I will not go to Linares and stay in Santiago because I have a lot of work. Probably I will see my friends and go to the city's fondas that are very entertaining to.