Arraiá da alegria: tradição e competição na festa junina de Tocantinópolis - TO

Abstract

The present work will address the competition that happens during the feast on in quadrilhódromo of Tocantinópolis-TO, known in the region as "arraiá" - of joy. Had as objective to understand the competition and the importance of competing in the said quadrilhódromo, this is a festival that is already part of the calendar of the city since the end of the decade of 1980 and extends until the current days. For the realization of research ethnographic method was used with the completion of the field work to establish relations with the informants, understand the context of the competition in the "arraiá" - of joy, transcribe texts, have a diary, as also perform Semi-strutured interviews that consists in a conversation with the interviewee directed to the search, and analyzing the data obtained. It was observed that "arraiá" - of joy began as a prank and became a great spectacle, from the drafting and application of a regulation establishing notes, thus creating a real competition, where the Festas Juninas are looking increasingly, be better every year, if thus transforming into real spectacles city. For those gangs is important to compete in quadrilhódromo because it is the only State quadrilhódromo but has other reasons that have been said: as a way of bringing the word of God in quadrilha; show that peripheral district has also culture and finally because if working with young people in another way, dancing. However the job is a contribution about competition on what happens in the city quadrilhódromo Tocantinópolis, a place where the Festas Juninas gangs if present and participate in the competition. The reigning receive their awards and the Community welcomes the spectacle.