Encuentro y Fiesta Nacional de Colectividades
The Communities Meeting and National Celebration (in Spanish, Encuentro y Fiesta Nacional de Colectividades) is a cultural event celebrated annually in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina, since 1985.
This event showcases the diversity of customs of the many established communities of
In recent years, the Colectividades were marred by poor organization and abuse on the part of some communities, which in effect turned their spaces into common open-air bars and barbecues. Alcohol abuse by some attenders, robberies, problems with public transportation and traffic congestion in the area of the festival caused many people to complain or to miss the celebration altogether. In light of this and the recently increased touristic flow into the city, for 2005 the municipal government added special requirements for the communities' exhibits, such as a percentage of space to be devoted to cultural activities and the sale of typical foods only, and a change of the layout. The 2005 celebration was, accordingly, deemed better organized and safer than the previous ones, and attendance during its ten days reached about 1 million.
References
- Fiesta de las Colectividades (in Spanish) Communities Celebration, at the website of Rosario's municipality
- La Capital, 14 November 2005. Cerró Colectividades: visitada por un millón de personas y no llovió.
- Rosario3, 13 November 2006. Fin de Colectividades, una fiesta en la que todo se multiplica.