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Argentina Marks Día de la Tradición With Nationwide Gaucho Celebrations

Communities honor José Hernández on his 191st birth anniversary through ceremonies, festivals, school events.

A girl rides a horse in a parade marking "Tradition Day" in San Antonio de Areco, Argentina, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. This town in Buenos Aires province holds a gaucho festival every year to honor the birth of Argentine writer Jose Hernandez, author of the country's national poem "The Gaucho Martin Fierro," about the Argentine gaucho lifestyle. People from across the country attend the celebration to preserve gaucho traditions. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) san antonio de areco festejo dia de la tradicion celebracion de preservar las tradiciones gauchas costumbres tradiciones
El 10 de noviembre se celebra el Día de la Tradición en la Argentina (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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Overview

  • Observed on November 10, the commemoration centers on José Hernández, born in 1834 and author of Martín Fierro, marking 191 years in 2025.
  • The date originated in Buenos Aires Province by Law No. 4756 in 1939 and was extended countrywide by Congress in 1975.
  • Jujuy held flag-raisings and a floral offering at Government House, then opened a Week of Tradition with cultural programming through Friday.
  • General San Martín observed a local holiday and staged the sixth Festival Martín Fierro from November 7 to 10 with concerts, contests and workshops.
  • Across the country, gaucho parades, folk peñas, dances and food fairs joined school activities, while Martín Fierro’s 1872 and 1879 parts were cited for portraying gaucho life and denouncing injustices.