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Meaning of carochos




Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

carochos
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Plural by Carocho . It is one of the common names of a shark class, of the Dalatiidae family. Its scientific name is Dalatias lycha and is of the genus Dalatias. People who wear masks at festivities in Asturias. Zangarrones, zafarrones, zamarrones, devils. In Portuguese it means devils, demons, spirits or also black, dark. Typical dish of El Salvador cuisine.

  




Felipe Lorenzo del Río

Popular representation, related to agriculture and livestock, making the alistanos shepherds through the streets around the Solstice of winter and summer, representation in that dress up as different characters, highlighting the carocha with feminine garment, an ugly Cork mask painted red and black, long tongs of wood and bells hung in the kidneys that make an infernal noise. Sometimes he accompanied a donkey with a Wolf died in his loins. They asked for the bonus and scared everyone. In the summer solstice cleaned all sources of surrounds it. A similar ritual is observed in the Bulgarian film Metodi Andonov goat Horn.

  



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