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Festivals in Peru

Lord of Miracles Festival

Location: Lima
Date: October 18-28



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.


As a result of this event, worship of the image rose to new heights, until it became what is today the most widely venerated image in the city of Lima. The heart of the celebration is one of the largest processions to take place every year in the Americas, where tens of thousands of the faithful dress in purple tunics, singing hymns and praying as they accompany the image.


The litter which bears the painting weighs two tons and is borne on the shoulders of believers who set out on the traditional 24-hour procession from the church of Las Nazarenas, crossing downtown Lima until it reaches the church of La Merced in Barrios Altos. Around this time of year, the streets fill with vendors of a wide variety of typical dishes and sweets, such as the famous Turrón de Doña Pepa.


In October to commemorate the Lord of Miracles (Señor de los Milagros), Lima hosts the well-known bullfight season which carries the same name and is held in the centuries-old Plaza de Acho bullring. The season features some major bullfighters (toreros) from Spain and Latin America.


Main Peruvian cultural expressions and traditions:

Festivals in Peru
Entrega de Varas
Chiaraje
Marinera Dance Festival
VIrgen de la Candelaria
Tinca de Vacas
Carnivals
Lunahuana Adventure Sports Week
La Vendimia Wine Festival
Cruces de Porcon
Easter Week
Lord of the Earthquakes
Peruvian Paso Horse Festival
Virgen de Chapi
Señor de Muruhuay
Festival of the Crosses
Qoyllur Rit'i
Inti Raymi
San Juan Festival
San Pedro and San Pablo
Corpus Christi
Virgen del Carmen
Independence Day
Yawar Fiesta
Santa Rosa de Lima
Virgen de Cocharcas
Señor Cautivo de Ayabaca
International Spring Festival
Virgen del Rosario
Lord of Miracles
All Saints Day
Señor de Luren
Andean Christmas
Santuranticuy Fair
Virgen del Carmen de Chincha
Pachamama - Offering to the Earth



Peruvian Dances
Marinera
Huayno
Vals Criollo
Sikuri
Scissors Dance
Festejo
Chicha or Peruvian Cumbia


Peruvian Instruments
Cajon
Quena
Charango
Guitar
Zampoña
Quijada


Folk Art
Fleeting
Pottery
Imagery
Mates Burilados
Silverwork
Textiles


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