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The Trujillo Spring Festival [1] [2] is a festival and cultural event that takes place in the Peruvian city of Trujillo, between the end of September and beginning of October each year. This spring festival is considered one of the most representative of Trujillo city and honors its nickname of City of the everlasting spring .
During Trujillo marinera festival in January of every year there is also peruvian paso contest. [7] Trujillo is known and considered as the Cradle of the typical Peruvian Paso Horse [8] as well as the Capital of Culture of Peru [9] so as the Capital of the Marinera dance, which is one of the most important cultural events in the country.
The Peruvian word langosta translates to locust, and this costume is made to resemble one due to a locust swarm in the 1940s destroying much of Chumbivilca's crops. [5] The outfit is made from a bright colored raincoat and pants meant to mimic the shiny abdomen of the locust, and sometimes worn with a plastic miner's helmet or a dead bird tied ...
Inti Raymi, Cusco, Huacaypata, 2005 Celebration of Inti Raymi by the Salasaca, in the background the Chimborazo can be seen. The Inti Raymi (Quechua for "Inti festival") [1] is a traditional religious ceremony of the Inca Empire in honor of the god Inti (Quechua for "sun"), the most venerated deity in Inca religion.
Music festivals in Peru (2 C, 2 P) Peruvian folk music (3 C, 5 P) I. Peruvian musical instruments (12 P) J. Peruvian jazz (2 C) M. Music organisations based in Peru ...
Street band from Peru performing El Cóndor Pasa in Tokyo. Andean music is a group of styles of music from the Andes region in South America.. Original chants and melodies come from the general area inhabited by Quechuas (originally from Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile), Aymaras (originally from Bolivia), and other peoples who lived roughly in the area of the Inca Empire prior to European contact.
Literary festivals in Peru (1 P) M. Multi-sport events in Peru (5 C, 9 P) P. Parades in Peru (2 P) R. Religious festivals in Peru (1 P) T. Festivals in Trujillo, Peru ...
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.