Festividades boyacenses, orgullo y tradición inmaterial para Colombia

The article presented below has been developed in the Music and Performance Research Seedbed belonging to the Music Program of the Juan de Castellanos University Foundation. It corresponds to the category of reflection article, through which the importance of Boyaca festivities in the national context is addressed, exploring the reasons that have led to the creation of four festivals representative of the culture and tradition of the department of Boyacá. These festivities are approached from different perspectives, recognizing the socio-cultural impact on the Boyacán and foreign population that attends the various activities programmed in each event, observing the trajectory and transcendence of these contests in the cultural offer of the country and recalling the historical events that are part of the idiosyncrasy of the inhabitants around these festivities. As a complement to the description of each of the festivals, this article presents the legal framework that has been constituted for the defense, safeguarding and projection of the festivities as municipal, departmental, regional and national intangible heritage respectively. This article includes excerpts from the interview conducted with the cultist of the municipality of Sora, Mr. José Aristóbulo Ospina López, who also offers a broad vision of the festivity of the Sorano Altarpiece from social, cultural, ancestral aspects and expresses the feeling of the community towards the festivity. This article seeks to recognize the intangible value of Boyaca festivities and highlight their definitive influence on national culture.