Peru Holidays And Traditions
Calendar of major peruvian holidays and important festivals.
Peru holidays and traditions. Inti raymi the ancient inca festival of the sun is one of the most traditional peruvian festivals on our list indigenous in design and untouched by catholic tradition. The peruvian government calls these nontraditional holidays dias no laborales which means the non working days bridge holidays or long holidays. Semana santa which translates as holy week is perus easter extravaganza.
Peru independence day july 28 national holidays in peru include familiar events like christmas and new years day as well as strictly peruvian holidays such as the anniversary of the battle of angamos and perus independence day. Peru celebrates some 3000 festivals a year. An overview of traditions and culture in peru.
Among other holidays peru celebrates the widely known holidays like valentines day mothers day fathers day easter christmas and new years but most of the celebrations are for a particular saint. Eight of the best festivals and celebrations in peru 1 semana santa. These may be world famous and help you get more clicks on your facebook travel pics but dont be surprised if you get a few stares from the.
Held annually on june 24th inti raymi is meant to celebrate the winter solstice remember that were in the southern hemisphere here. Most of these saints are a combination of catholic and andean religious traditions. You know those cone shaped woven wool hats with the earflaps and ties that every visitor to peru ends up wearing at some point during their trip.
Dancing parades music gastronomical costumes floats masks and lots of beer. Some of the holidays like holy week easter and christmas are celebrated throughout the world while others like labor day and independence day are unique to peru. Nothing says tourist like a chullo hat.
Senor de los temblores. Peruvian national holiday or traditional festival. Peru holidays and traditional festivals festival tours peru is home to many andean cultures and each one knows how to take back the streets from the cars close a town or city and have huge festivals.
March april holidays peru. Of course new year is celebrated in peru especially as it is one of the peruvian holidays that provides an excellent. The virgin of candelaria mamacha candelaria puno.
Carnival across peru. Peruvian holidays when where and what they are. Holiday traditions peru in peru christmas eve is known as noche buena which means good night all of the christmas celebrations take place on christmas eve and continue on into the very early hours of christmas day.
January peruvian holidays.