FIESTAS Y TRADICIONES PERUANAS |
In Peru about 3000 typical fiestas are celebrated every year. The majority of those are organized to celebrate the day of a santo patron (a saint). Those saints originally formed part of the Christian calender in the Colonial Period but they were always mixed with the magical religion of the Andean regions. A good example of this “cultural syncretism” is the Festivity of Corpus Christi in Cusco. This religious day, originally introduced by the Spaniards, was accepted by the Peruvian inhabitants as for them it had little to do with Catholicism, so much more with an old Inca ritual.
Especially in the traditional village high up in the mountains or in the jungle, there are several traditional celebrations, that related to ancient myths and/or important agricultural dates.
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Inti Raymi is a festival that reverts back to the Inca's. It is a celebration and a sacrifice to the sun of God.
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The celebration of Corpus Christi used to be celebrated in the whole country, but the Fiesta is most impressive in Cusco.
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Four hours from Cuzco, in the town of Paucartambo, thousands of devotees hold festivals in honor of the Virgen del Carmen, known locally as "Mamacha Carmen".
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Lasts 8 days, in the highland town of Puno, nestled on the shores of Lake Titicaca at an altitude of 3,870 meters above sea level. This colorful fiesta is one of the most beautiful and important celebrations in south of Peru.
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Día de Todos Santos is also known as Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.
On November 1st, in Peru as in other Latin american countries, this day is dedicated to the memory of the dead.
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In 1,650, when a devastating earthquake was rattling the city of Cuzco, the people claimed that an oil painting of Christ on the Cross held off the earthquake. Since then, the locals have been rendering homage to the image of Taitacha Temblores, the Lord of the Earthquakes.
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The Carnavales in the Peruvian highlands are joyful and cheerful and take place during the month of February. A typical ritual is that of yunza, (umisha in the jungle, and cortamonte in the coast).
.: more about Carnavales... |
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Procession of The lord of the miracles. This procession, which gathers together the largest number of believers in South America, dates back to colonial times, when a slave, brought over from Angola, drew the image of a black Christ on the walls of a wretched hut in the plantation of Pachacamilla, near Lima. The image stayed on the wall despite several attempts to erase it.
.: more about Mes Morado... |
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The rural context of the arrival of the infant Christ allowed early Peruvians to identify immediately with the festivity, highlighted by artisan creativity, a sense of aesthetics and the religious devotion of Andean settlers.
.: more about Christmas in Peru... |
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