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The Union: Dances of Piura
The Union: Dances of Piura
The Peruvian district of the union is one of the ten districts that conform the county of Piura,
located in the department of Piura, under the administration of the Regional Government of Piura,
in the North of Peru
They have different customs and traditions in their festivities like the dances, and celebrations that
give beginning to a great party q taking place of they exist it different as such they are:
CARNIVALS: festivity that takes place with stopped of yunzas, hard one week
WEEK SAINT: Religious festivity where it is reminded the life, passion, death and our
gentleman's resurrection Jesus Christ
MISTER OF THE MIRACLES: The Christ Moreno or Mr. of the Tremors, but commonly
call Mr. Of the Miracles, it is originally colored Jesus Christ image in an adobe wall, located after
the High one bigger than the sanctuary of the nazarenas in Lima
·Santa Cruz.
·San José.
·Virgin Mercedes.
·San Silvestre.
Dances of Piura
Their songs and music accompanied by expressions and movements - or rather - its corporal
expression, without fearing to make a mistake, goes being born the mimic" "dance and then "the
dance", as first manifestations of communicating.
THE SHEPHERDESSES
NEGRITOS DE NARI-WALAC
SEAFARING PIURANA
TONDERO
CUMANANA