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Traditions
Today, when modernization has become the cornerstone of the Chilean economy, some traditional customs still endure, particularly in the countryside. One of them, the trilla a yegua, involves using horses to help separate wheat from the chaff. In another, the rodeo, huasos on horseback rope and bring down calves in a crescent-shaped barricade, la medialuna. The island of Chiloé, meanwhile, is Chile's land of myths, and tradition.
Here local folklore is peppered with stories of La Pincoya, the goddess of fertility, beaches and seas, and the Trauco, an ugly dwarf that lives in the woods attacking men and seducing virgin women. A Minga is any type traditional community task in Chiloé. For example, it is not uncommon to transport entire houses to a new location. The houses are moved by placing it on tree trunks and drawn to the new site by oxen. To aid in the community effort, the homeowners are required to provide food and drink for all of those involved. A wide variety of handicrafts are produced in Chile. These include traditional pottery, knitted and woven textiles, woven baskets, and sculpture from the blue lapislázuli stone. Some of the towns in Chile that make their living from handicraft work include Pomaire, Donihue, Quinchamali, Rari and La Ligua.
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