silleteros of Santa Elena
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The silleteros of Santa Elena are traditional flower carriers and arrangers from a rural area near Medellín, Colombia, renowned for creating and parading elaborate floral displays during the city’s annual Flower Festival.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural tradition
ⓘ
occupational group ⓘ |
| activity |
flower arranging
ⓘ
flower cultivation ⓘ parading with silletas ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Desfile de Silleteros
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Feria de las Flores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriesOnBack | silleta ⓘ |
| centerOfActivity | Santa Elena corregimiento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of Antioquian rural heritage
ⓘ
symbol of Medellín identity ⓘ |
| currentFunction |
participation in cultural parades
ⓘ
tourism attraction ⓘ |
| designFeature |
complex floral patterns
ⓘ
representations of messages and images in flowers ⓘ |
| economicRole | supports local flower economy ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Paisas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
adult silleteros
ⓘ
child silleteros ⓘ senior silleteros ⓘ |
| heritageType |
family-based craft
ⓘ
rural tradition ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | carrying agricultural products to Medellín markets ⓘ |
| knownFor |
carrying flower arrangements on their backs
ⓘ
creating elaborate floral displays ⓘ parading in the Medellín Flower Festival ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Santa Elena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Medellín NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
foliage
ⓘ
fresh flowers ⓘ wooden silleta frame ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | rural peasant practice of transporting goods on the back ⓘ |
| partOf | Flower Festival of Medellín NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | cultural heritage of Medellín ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | city of Medellín NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Antioquia Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedObject |
silleta comercial
ⓘ
silleta emblemática ⓘ silleta monumental ⓘ silleta tradicional ⓘ |
| seasonalOccurrence | held annually ⓘ |
| timeOfMainEvent | August ⓘ |
| tourismRole | attracts national and international visitors ⓘ |
| transmission | passed down through generations ⓘ |
| uses | silleta ⓘ |
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