{"id":15560,"date":"2025-09-09T18:07:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T16:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/?p=15560"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:16:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T13:16:47","slug":"why-18-is-not-just-a-number-in-chile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/en\/why-18-is-not-just-a-number-in-chile\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201c18\u201d in Chile: More than just a number"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_17444\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fiestas-Patrias-Foto-Diego-Fontecilla-700x350.jpg\" alt=\"Fiestas patrias (foto diego fontecilla)\" width=\"700\" height=\"350\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fiestas-Patrias-Foto-Diego-Fontecilla-700x350.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fiestas-Patrias-Foto-Diego-Fontecilla-620x310.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foto: Diego Fontecilla<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you visit Chile in September, one thing is certain: you&#8217;ll hear about the \u201cDieciocho.\u201d<br \/>\nThis isn\u2019t just a number, it\u2019s shorthand for Chile\u2019s biggest national celebration. As the month unfolds, posters for fondas (traditional parties) pop up on every corner, music fills the air, and Chilean flags wave proudly from homes, schools, and government buildings. The entire country shifts into festive mode, preparing to honour its independence with joy, tradition, and plenty of empanadas.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fonda.png\" alt=\"Fonda\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-17449\" \/>If you really want to experience Chilean culture, this is the best time to travel to the South American country. The &#8220;Dieciocho&#8221; is not just a tourist attraction, but pure Chile and an insight into the country&#8217;s national identity. It is part of the traditions, what makes up the Chileans, what they live, love and share with family as well as friends. People usually meet at ramadas and fondas, the festive places where folkloric art performances are offered in addition to the tasting of typical food.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cueca-dance.png\" alt=\"Cueca dance\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-15573\" \/><br \/>\nDuring the Fiestas Patrias, many Chileans are dressed in traditional clothing, especially the huasos, the Chilean cowboys. The Huasos&#8217; clothing includes wide-brimmed hats, ponchos and high-slit trousers. The highlight of the festivities is often the performance of the cueca, Chile&#8217;s national dance, performed by couples in traditional costumes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/18.png\" alt=\"18\" width=\"700\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/18.png 700w, https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-620x239.png 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you visit Chile in September, one thing is certain: you&#8217;ll hear about the \u201cDieciocho.\u201d This isn\u2019t just a number, it\u2019s shorthand for Chile\u2019s biggest national celebration. As the month unfolds, posters for fondas (traditional parties) pop up on every &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"WHY 18 IS NOT JUST A NUMBER IN CHILE - travelArt","description":"When visiting Chile in September, you will always hear about preparations for the \"Dieciocho\" (Eighteen). Chile celebrates the Fiestas Patrias"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15560"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17450,"href":"https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15560\/revisions\/17450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chile-reise.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}