More of fifty giant dolls they are built in different neighborhoods of the Buenos Aires city of La Plata to be burned during the New Year celebration.
there is already 56 registered structures in the Municipality, a figure that exceeds the amount registered in 2021.
The momos will compete for outstanding prizes in an election in which residents can participate online.
Meanwhile, its filmmakers will attend talks and security training to ensure that the celebration is a responsible party, reported from the La Plata municipality.
New Year’s dolls They are an exclusive seal of La Plata for more than 60 years.
“That is the spirit, that is the tradition of families and neighborhoods, of those who did not need anything or anyone to make their dream come true other than wood, paper, newspaper, paint and friends. That is what we want to reward”, said the secretary of Culture and Education of the commune, Martiniano Ferrer Picado.
In this way, distinctions will be given in the categories “Scenography”, “Creativity”, “Completion”, “Idea” and the prize that represents everyone: “The voice of the Dolls (Radio Vértice)”.
The jury will be made up of emerging doll makers who vote to choose the winners.
Regarding the popular vote that the citizenry can carry out, First place will get $150,000, second $100,000, third $50,000, and fourth $30,000.
The tradition of the end of the year momos will have a new feature in 2022, since the provisional and one-time installation of non-alcoholic food and beverage stalls was authorized by the creators to cover expenses.
At the same time, the Municipality launched a digital platformfrom which you can see the progress, location and color contents of each structure.
Meanwhile, Ensenada will also comply with the tradition of burning dolls to receive 2023.
The momos that were registered are: Shenlong Dragon Ball and the World Cup (Aristobulo del Valle No. 133 between Horacio Cestino and La Merced); Lata DE Speed (56 e/ 13 y 15, Villa Del Plata), the awakening of Hydra (Echeverría e/ Martín Coronado and Guido Spano), The Flintstones (Perú and Güemes), Sonic (Andrade e/ J. Ingenieros and Echeverría) , Frozen-Elsa Deer Snowman (Bravo e/ Uruguay and Contarelli), Puss in Boots (15 corner 102, Punta Lara), Movie Intensely (San Martín e/ Márquez and Alberdi) and SpongeBob and Patricio (Independencia and Calzeta) .
