"Sumamao, la fiesta de- Santiago del Estero, Rep. Argentina ? (PH) [1940s]"

Description: This was a feast in the province of Santiago del Estero. Sumamao is also a locality. The feast is still celebrates Saint Stephen (San Esteban). It starts at 8 o’clock in the morning and many believers gather around the saint’s image. Meanwhile shops selling food and different kind of drinks start selling what the people need for a celebration that lasts an entire day. Theatrical performances accompany the sacred devotions. Extent and format of original material: This envelope contains: an article from the company's magazine El Hogar, pages from the Bulletin of Estudios de Teatro (Theatrical Studies) with an article titled "La fiesta sacramental americana, fiesta y espectáculo dramático" (The American sacramental celebration, party and dramatic performance").