Culture:
Name'sOrigin
Theword“Guaraní”washeardbytheSpanish,who,uponarrivingintheirterritory, wouldhaveheard,amongthewarcriesofthispeople,phrase“guará-ny”,whichmean “fightthem”.Ontheotherhand,thenamealsohadmeaninginGuaraniaswarrior,“ where”ava”“means”man”andispronouncedwithagraveaccentamongthe chiriguanos(ava Guaraní).
Customsandtraditions:
TheGuaranípeopleweretheinventorsofthecustomofdrinkingmate,whichspreadto otherpeopleinArgentina.Theyalsousedtoeatpeccaries,tapirs,capybaras,otters, anteaters,opossums,coatis,deer,turtles,iguanas,alligators,andalotofbirds,which theyobtainedthroughhunting.
Lenguaje:
TheGuaranipeoplespeaktheGuaranilanguageanddialectsthatbelongtothe Tupí-Guaranífamily.
ParaguayanGuarani,alongwiththeSpanishlanguage,istheofficiallanguageofthe RepublicofParaguay,whileCorrentinoGuarani,alongwithSpanish,isspokeninthe provinceofCorrientesinArgentina.
Anothercharacteristicofthislanguageisthat,afterLatin,itisthemostwidelyusedin theclassificationoffloraandfauna.Thisisduetothefactthatindigenouspeoplehad
extensiveknowledgeoftheirhabitat,whichfavorednaturalistswhencatalogingflora andfauna
Whattheyfedon:
The Guarani harvested a variety of plants, with the most important being corn. They also cultivated cassava, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, beans, peanuts,pineapples,papayas, bananas, and probably watermelons and sugar cane. Additionally, they grew other vegetables not for their own consumption but because they were useful for other purposes,suchascotton,whichtheyusedforweaving.
Theirreligions:
TheGuaraniweremonotheistic,andtheirgodwasTupa,thecreatorofeverythingthat existed.However,theywerealsoanimists,meaningthattheworldofthelivingwas surroundedbygoodorevilspiritsthatappearedinhumanoranimalforms. Theshamanorpriest,endowedwithsupernaturalpowers,hastheabilitytomakeit rain,isaseer,prophet,sorcerer,wiseperson,healer,spiritualleaderofthecommunity, anddirectorofdancesandceremonies.Theirpowerisverygreat,astheycommunicate withgoodandevilspiritsanddefendtheircommunityagainstthosewhoare
malevolent.Eventoday,Amazoniantribesstillconsidertheshamanasasourceof respectandpower.
Economy:
ThecurrentreligionoftheGuaranipeople canbedescribedasasacredinspiration materializedinsinginganddancingledby thechieforleader.Itstillenduresamong somepeople,ishighlyelaborate,andis basedonanumberofmyths,manyofwhich aretransmittedintheformofsacredsongs.
Theyuseagriculturaltechniquestocultivatesmallandmediumplotssuitablefor personalconsumption.Thelandiscleared,ifnecessary,usingfire,andpreparedfor plantingseeds,makingitsuitableforuseforseveralyears,dependingonthetypeof plantsgrown.Afterwards,thelandisleftto"rest"untilitisreadyfornewuse,reaching idealconditions.Theseplotsarelocatedaboutakilometerfromthefamily'sresidence, servingastheunitforworkandproduction.Theypossessarefinedbotanicaltaxonomy thatallowsthemtoachieveoptimalcost-benefitresultsintheagriculturalfieldandin themanagementofsoilsandpolycultures.
Location:
The Guaraní is a group of South American peoples who come from northeastern of Argentina ( in the provinces of Corrientes, Misiones, Entre Ríos and part of the provincesofChacoandFormosa)
Legend:
Kuarahy-Yara
ThelegendofthePomberooPomberito it'samythfromtheGuaraniculture.He livesinthenorthofArgentina(Misiones, Corrientes,EntreRíos,Chaco)and Paraguay.HisnameinGuaraníis “Carahú-Yara”,itmeans“Ownerofthe Sun”.Thiselfprotectorofthenature,in chargeofpunisheveryonewhohurtsthe treesoranimalfromthezone.Hisaspectis fromanuglyoldshortelf.
The Pombero can be mischievous or evil, but you can earn his friendship by giving him in thenighttobacco,honeyorcane. Then,youcanaskhimtoprotectyourcultives andanimals.
AndPomberowillbeyourfriend.
But if you forgot the offering thatyouhaveto givefor30followingnights.
The Pombero will transform into your enemy anddobadthingstoyourhome.
He will bealwayswatching,andifahunteror afisherkillsmoreanimalsthanheshould, or a woodsman cuts more trees than he should.
The furyoftheelfwouldbeunleashedandhis punishmentcanbereallycruel.
He likes to hunt children and kindnap women, raping them until they were become pregnant.
Also Sensitive elf can fall in love with a pregmant’s woman or girl,accompany and protect her.It is said that youshouldneversayhisnameoutloud,makefunorwhistleat night.
Biography:
example:IporãTerei:pretty
NancySoledadVillalba wasbornondecember 25,1986inSantaRosa Paraguay. LucrecioandIdaareher parents,istheyoungest amonghereight brothers. Shestudiedatschool 1321SanSolanoand finishedatSolano NationalSchool. In2006sheemigratedto Argentinawithher family.Oneyearlatershe hadherfirstsoncalled EliasVillalba,thenshe startedtoworkasa housewifeuntil2017. Besidesshewasreceived attheinsurance superintendence. Nowadayshetransmits theGuaranilanguageat homefor
Sources:
Name’s origin: https://es m wikipedia org/wiki/Guaran%C3%ADes Legend: https://ele chaco gob ar/mod/book/viewphp?id=83890&chapterid=2643
Economy and traditions: https://argentourcom/guaranies/
Institute:
E.E.S N°15
Subject: Intercultural Studies
Teacher:
Thelma Karina Mendoza
Students:
Villalba,Elias
Ortega,Lucas
Barreiro,Nicolas
Alfonzo,Valentina
Saavedra,Merlina