Annual gaucho festival celebrates national symbol

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(13 Nov 2011) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of gauchos mounted on horses parading along street
2. Mid of gauchos
3. Close of woman watching with a gaucho-style hat
4. Wide of mounted gauchos arriving at officials' stand
5. Close of gaucho receiving Argentine flag from officials
6. Mid of officials clapping
7. Various of mounted gauchos parading along cobbled street
8. Mid of local women watching
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Estela Lennon, Mayor of San Antonio de Areco:
"For the last 72 years we have been holding this festival in San Antonio de Areco and year on year we are gathering more people because we have tried to maintain the pureness of all of our traditions. The pureness of the image, of the dress, of the music."
10. Wide low angle of dancers performing in street
11. Close of dancers performing traditional dance whilst waving flags in air
12. Various of gauchos performing horse driving exercise
13. Wide of crowd watching from in front of the city's Gaucho Museum
14. Pan left of museum interior as visitors look at displays of gaucho artefacts
15. Various of visitors looking at displays
16. Close of gaucho artefacts in display
17. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Sergio Fierro, Local Gaucho in San Antonio de Areco:
"It is really so nice for us as it makes us really feel still appreciated."
18. Wide of gaucho mounted parade
19. Close of man dressed in gaucho style
20. Close of people watching
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Zoe Deadman, English Tourist:
"We have had an amazing day, the weather is fantastic, there's so many people here really enjoying themselves. Lots and lots of foreigners that have come as well to enjoy the day and the number of gauchos has been really quite incredible and the horses are just stunning."
22. Wide of mounted gauchos gathered outside bar in town centre
23. Mid of mounted gauchos sharing glass of beer
24. Close of young gaucho on horse
25. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Oswaldo Asconjaurejui, Local Gaucho in San Antonio de Areco:
"Advancements and progression are leaving the gaucho behind, but we have to fight until the end, until the last breath is left in us. But then I thought I would be the last, you know like my generation are getting old, now it's up to the youth and they have to keep such things like this going for many years."
26. Wide of officials clapping as last gauchos parade past stand
27. Elderly gaucho in crowd clapping
STORYLINE:
The annual Day of the Gaucho was celebrated in Argentina on Sunday with thousands of the famed cowboys turning out to parade through the town of San Antonio de Areco in the province of Buenos Aires.
Every year for the last 72 years, the day has been celebrated with a five-day long festival held in the town, which is recognised by many as the spiritual birthplace of the great Argentine cowboy.
Gauchos from all over Argentina descend on the town to participate in an assortment of events which culminate on Sunday with a parade through San Antonio's colonial-era streets.
The procession is piloted by gauchos - ranchers who much like the North American cowboy have become a national institution in Argentina.
Local mayor Estela Lennon said the event is attracting more visitors every year.
The town of San Antonio, which dates from the early 18th century, preserves a great number of the indigenous criollo and gaucho traditions.
Folk music known as Chamam� fills the air and the town's gaucho museum displays traditional gaucho artefacts.
Local gaucho Sergio Fierro said he takes a strong sense of pride in seeing how gauchos traditions are still revered.
Horsemanship forms the backbone of the gaucho lifestyle.
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