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| Festivities Calendar: Months from October to December |
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| OCTOBER: |
Virgen of Rosario.-
According to an enduring tradition, the image of the Virgin of Rosario, worshiped in the basilica bearing her own name, saw the city founded by Pizarro coming forth in the Rimac valley. It was donated by the King Carlos V and was brought in by the first conquistadores in order to “protect them in such a difficult enterprise”. Initially the image was placed at the primitive baptismal font at Santo Domingo Church.
Pilgrimage to the Captive Christ of Ayabaca.-
Two hundred and eleven kilometers northeast of the northern city of Piura, is the village of Ayabaca where faithful and believers from different northern towns and villages and even as far as Ecuador embark on an annual pilgrimage to pay tribute to the Captive Christ of Ayabaca. The streets, having been previously blanketed with flowers, are the main scenery for the procession of the image of the Captive Christ.
The faithful have a tremendous devotion for the miracles performed particularly in healing the sick. Its origin dates back to 1751 when a Spaniard priest got this image carved on wood because of its facial expressions showed a breathtaking amalgamation of sweetness and bewilderment.
The Lord of the Miracles.-
The procession which gathers together the largest number of believers in South America, dates back to colonial times, when a slave brought 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. It is today the most widely venerated image in the city of Lima.
The center of this celebration is one of the largest processions that take place every year in the Americas, where tens of thousands of the faithful dress in purple tunics and accompany the image. The litter, which bears the image, weighs two tons.
Lord of Luren.-
The origin of the devotion for the crucified Señor de Luren, patron of the city of Ica (300 km south of Lima) dates back to 1570, when the image was mysteriously lost in the desert during a trip from Lima to Ica and reappeared in a desolate outpost called Luren. On the main day of the festival, Sunday, the image is borne aloft in a procession through the city from nightfall until dawn the following day. |
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| NOVEMBER: |
All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day.-
In northern Peru, especially in the province Cajamarca and the villages of Porcon and Huanbocancha the inhabitants go to the cemeteries in great numbers, bringing along paper flowers in order to visit their departed ones and also to clean up their colorful and joyful headstones. Then they share food and drinks with the souls. This rite is a pre-hispanic proceeding with Christian motifs.
In La Arena (Piura) the inhabitants proceed to the main square with their children dressed up in their best outfit. Those who lost their children also attend the main square to hand out little rolls and candy bars in little bags called “angelitos” to the children who have a physical resemblance to the dead ones. At night, the relatives of those who lost their dear ones stand on a vigil at the candle-lit cemetery until the following day. |
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| DECEMBER: |
Andean Christmas.-
The rural context of the arrival of the infant Christ allowed early Peruvians to identify immediately with the festivity highlighted by artisan creativity. The Andean Christmas began taking on characteristics of its own by adding elements from each region. These elements are put together in Nativity scenes in churches and homes: a wide range of handicrafts such as Nativity scenes in Huamanga stone, retablos featuring images related to Christmas and pottery or carved gourds called mates burilados, decorated with Yuletide scenes.
Santuranticuy - saints for sale - The Birth of Jesus.-
The origin of this fair date back to the Vice-regency, and today has become one of the largest arts and crafts fairs in Peru. In the main square of Cusco, artisans lay out blankets on the sidewalks, as is the custom in traditional Andean fairs. Images carvers and artisans sell a wide variety of figurines to liven up Christmas and fit out the Nativity scenes that are set up in homes and parish churches. The fair also sells a variety of ceramic objects brought from Pucara and Quinua. Here one can also find all sorts of arts and crafts, such as wooden carvings, pottery and the boxed scenes called retablos.
Virgen of Carmen.-
After the Lord of the Miracles image, the Virgin of Carmen image is the most venerated and worshipped in Peru. Its worship dates back to colonial times when the brethren of the Order of Carmelo arrived to the country. In different places of Ica (300 km south of Lima) such as El Carmen, and El Guayabo and particularly in Chincha where the largest concentration of Afro-Peruvians are concentrated, a special worship service is offered at the end of the year. |
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