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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) intangible cultural heritage elements are the non-physical traditions and practices performed by a people. As part of a country's cultural heritage, they include celebrations, festivals, performances, oral traditions, music, and the making of handicrafts. [1]
The cultural heritage of Peru, officially the Cultural heritage of the Nation, is the name given to the set of goods, both tangible and intangible, accumulated over time. These goods can be paleontological , archaeological , architectural , historical , artistic , military , social , anthropological or intellectual .
Ch'iyar Jaqhi or Tupay [4] [5] (Quechua for to crash, to collide) [6] is also the name of a festival which annually takes place at the mountain in the plain called Ch'iyar Jaqhi Pampa on January 20. During the festival, people of various communities meet to fight against each other. It is considered a ritual battle. [7]
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This event, based on European traditions like the Spanish corrida de gallos, involves young men attempting to rip the head off a duck tied to the top of two long poles. [14] The typical music of the festival is a type of fife and drum music, and the dancing is typically a local variant of Peru's national dance, the marinera. [14]
The situa or citua (in Quechua situwa raymi) was the health and ritual purification festival in the Inca Empire.It was held in Cusco, the capital of the empire, during the month of September on the day of the first moon after the spring equinox, which in the southern hemisphere takes place normally on September 23.
Quyllurit'i or Qoyllur Rit'i (Quechua quyllu rit'i, quyllu bright white, rit'i snow, "bright white snow," [1]) is a syncretic religious festival held annually at the Sinakara Valley in the southern highlands Cusco Region of Peru. Local indigenous people of the Andes know this festival as a native celebration of the stars.
Peruvian culture is the gradual blending of Amerindian cultures with European and Asian ethnic groups. The ethnic diversity and rugged geography of Peru allowed diverse traditions and customs to co-exist. Peruvian culture has been deeply influenced by Native culture, Spanish culture, and Asian culture.