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DATE
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PLACE
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DESCRIPTION
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| NEW
YEAR |
JANUARY
1ST |
Cusco
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Join
the wildest party of the year, sharing with people all
over the world the "midnight run" on Main
PLaza |
| SAN
SEBASTIAN |
JANUARY
20TH |
Provin.
Cusco San Sebastian
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One
of the important festivities in Cusco, preceded of mass
services during nine days, the central party and "Perachhapchiy",
it includes several dance shows, this celebration last
eight days. |
| VIRGEN
DE BELEN |
JANUARY
20TH |
Prov.
Cusco, Dist. Santiago
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This
Virgin is considerated as the Patroness of Cusco City,
the image is one of the most ostentatious because of
the richness of her jewels. |
| CARNAVAL
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MARCH
2ND |
Cusco
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In
the communities it begins with ceremonies, dances, native
music and native songs, while in the city the celebrations
are gibberish. |
| EASTER |
APRIL
8 - 14TH |
CUSCO
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Celebration
with deep religious fervour and well-rooted that includes:
|
| HOLLY
CROS
"CRUZ
VELACUY"
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MAY
03RD |
CUSCO
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The
veneration of Crosses in the catholic religion is general,
starting in the native comunities and cities. |
| QOYLLRIT`I |
MAYO 26th |
Prov.
Quispicanchis Dis. Ocongate
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In
this festivity you can see the religious sinchrony (catholic-
native) venerating the image of a Crucified Christ painted
in a rock, and at the same time in a snowy summit. |
| TORRECHAYOC
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JUNE
03RD |
Prov.
Urubamba
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In
1867 a huge cross is builded, first this cross was taken
to the "Ch`ynaqasa" summit and since then
a sanctuary is builded in e Urubamba city. |
| CORPUS
CHRISTI |
JUNE
22 |
Cusco
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Fifteen saints and virgins from various
districts are borne in a procession to the Cathedral
where they "greet" the body of Christ
embodied in the Sacred Host, kept in a fabulous gold
goblet weighing 26 kilos and standing 1.2 meters high. |
| INTIRAYMI
|
JUNE
24TH |
Cusco
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Is
the main celebration in Cusco's month. It calls up the
luxury of the Incas' religious ceremonies. |
| VIRGEN
DEL CARMEN |
JULY
16TH |
Cusco
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The
celebrations begins with nine days of mass services,
the day before (ceraapaycuy, qonoy), the main celebration,
procession, blessing, warfare, aqaricuy. In this ocation
the people who live near the town show a variety of
dances, with colorful fancy dresses and masks. In Paucartambo
this ocation is time to visit Tres Cruces to see the
spectacular sun rising. |
|
QUILLABAMBA'S DAY |
JULY
26TH |
Prov.
Quillabamba
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Civic
celebration full of an spectacular gibberish and differnt
kind of cultural events, sports, peagent contest, and
it finish with festival witn national and international
importance. |
| INDEPENDENCE
DAY |
JULY
28TH |
CUSCO
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Civic
ceremony organized by political authorities and military
institutions, in different parts of the district. |
| EARHT
MOTHER'S DAY |
AUGUST
01ST |
CUSCO
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Ancestral
ceremony into the andean cosmic vision, earth mother
has an important place and it must be adorated. |
| SEÑOR
DE HUANCA |
SETEMBER.
17TH |
CUSCO
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In
some isolated spot called Huanca that means "stone",
a miracle Christ image showed up, this christ was been
tortured, since that day a multitudinous pligrimage
is made. |
| SEÑOR DE LOS MILAGROS |
OCT. 31 |
CUSCO
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Religious
festivity celebrated in the whole country. in Lima is
the biggest catolic parade in América. |
| TODOS
LOS SANTOS |
NOVEMBER
1 - 2ND |
CUSCO
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Religious
festivity celebrated in the whole country, but in
Cusco this celebration has some particular features.
November 1st is considerated the day of every alive
person ("Dia de todos los Santos Vivos"),
the meetings are made by all the families in the city,
this celebration is favourable to taste the famous
"lechones and tamales" (piglets and corn
made kind of cake).
November
2nd isconsiderated the dead people's day, the visit
to the cemeteries is general.
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| VIRGEN INMACULADA |
DIC.
08 |
CUSCO
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Religious
festivity the celebrations are masses tipical dances. |
| SANTURANTICUY
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DICEMBER.
24 TH |
CUSCO
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It's
a tradicional popular art fair that bring together different
artists and craftsman speciallyfrom San Blas neighborhood,
and from the south of the country as well, this fair
takes palce in themain square of the city. This fair
is an opportunity to show the Niños manuelitos,
Christmas adornment. |
| NAVIDAD
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DICEMBER.
25 TH |
CUSCO
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Important
religious festivity celebrated in the whole christian
world. in the andean zones of Cusco this celebration
is particular, cause the mass services are chanted
in Quechua, and in some other special celebrations.
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