Kawaii duckling of the Julian festivities: where does the yellow accessory that everyone wore this weekend in the center of Guayaquil come from?

The Dutch artist came over fifteen years ago Florentijn Hofman it occurred to him to turn it into a yellow plastic sculpture almost 20 meters high. It was a recreation gigantic proportions of the rubber duckwhich the author made playful floating in different cities around the worldespecially in Europe and Asia.

In Latin Americathe tender and huge duckling had just arrived Braziluntil this weekend when he crossed continents to reach Ecuador.

although It is not exactly the original design of the Dutchman, Guayaquil showed off its own version of the sculpture and in its own way: instead of being big and swimming in the Guayas River, like the previous one, the duckling alluded to its name and created itself in small sizes, which fit in less than half of the hand. With a small hook, the little doll decorated the hair and clothes of the public gathered in the center of the city of Buenos Aires as they took part in various activities for the city’s anniversary on Sunday, July 23. Thus, curiously enough, the yellow duck became the unofficial accessory of the Julian festivities of this 2023.

On the Malecón, throughout Avenida 9 de Octubre and at the street festival of Córdova, the yellow duckling, among others, was present at popular celebrations, as captured in multiple videos by social network users. It’s a great break from the movie’s pink invasion Barbiewhich has spread throughout the city due to its recent cinema release.

“This duck production came from a duck that was in China, inflatable, that caused a ship to capsize. It’s a kawaii duck,” a retailer who sold these products to the public jokingly suggested. tiktoker batmanguayaco.officialand, of course, also wearing his duckling over his dark winged superhero mask.

China says goodbye to the giant rubber duck that attracted millions of tourists

Indeed, the ultimate fate of the original giant duck (that of Hoffman) was in Tamar, the administrative center of the city of Hong Kong, in China. There it floated until June 18. However, last year he visited Seoul, South Korea.

The first time the European statue made its appearance was in Saint-Nazaire, France, in 2007. The following year, in 2008, it anchored in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

“(The ducklings) arrived in Guayaquil two years ago, but today because of the holiday season they have cracked a lot,” said another street vendor. The fun accessory of the guayacas celebrations is worth $1, according to what was revealed in the virtual publications.