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An annual festival, known as Mamacha Carmen, is held in the highland Paucartambo District, Peru, featuring a procession with the Virgin and traditional dancers. Veneration of the Virgen del Carmen (often also associated with the Stella Maris) is particularly strong in coastal towns of Spain.
Paucartambo (from Quechua: Pawqar Tampu, [1] meaning "colored tambo") is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province Paucartambo in the region Cusco. [2] Paucartambo is home to the colourful Virgen del Carmen festival (Our Lady of Mount Carmel), held each 16 July.
The Virgen del Carmen that is housed inside has received decorations such as Queen and Patroness of Creoleism, Mayor of Lima and custodian of the keys to the city, Medal of Honor from the Congress of Peru: Grand Cross Degree, among others. [2] The church can be visited from 9 to 11 in the morning, and from 4 to 5:30 in the afternoon.
The Church of the Virgin of Mount Carmel and St. Thérèse of Lisieux (Spanish: Iglesia de la Virgen del Carmen y Santa Teresita), also known as Iglesia de los Carmelitas, is a Roman Catholic parish church in the neighbourhood of Prado, Montevideo, Uruguay.
The Conventual Temple of Our Lady of Carmen (Spanish: Templo conventual de Nuestra Señora del Carmen), currently known as the Church of the Virgin of Carmen (Spanish: Iglesia de la virgen del Carmen), is a religious temple of Catholic worship that belongs to the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, under the invocation of the Virgen del Carmen.
The celebration takes place on July 16 in honor of the Virgen del Carmen. La Tirana is the biggest geographically localized religious festivity in Chile and attracts between 200,000 and 250,000 visitors during the week of celebrations, while the village's permanent population normally numbers 1,199 inhabitants. [1]
As a Spanish given name, it is usually part of the devotional compound names María del Carmen, Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Our Lady of Carmen), or Virgen del Carmen (in English, Our Lady of Mount Carmel), stemming from the tradition of the vision of Mary, mother of Jesus on 16 July 1251 by Simon Stock, head of the Carmelite order. [3]
The fairs in honor to the virgin Virgen del Carmen, patron saint of Higuerote, are celebrated on July 16, and there are processions by land and sea, songs, offerings and fireworks throughout Higuerote. Religious activities in honor of the Virgen del Carmen are organized every year by the Sociedad del Carmen. [citation needed]