“AÑO DE LA LUCHA CONTRA LA CORRUPCIÓN Y LA

IMPUNIDAD”

“TERESA DE LOS ÁNGELES”

PRIVATE SCHOOL

SUBJECT : ENGLISH

TOPIC : PERUVIAN FESTIVAL

STUDENT´S NAME : ANDRÉS JOAQUÍN

CRUZ LÓPEZ

TEACHER´S NAME : TATIANA SEBASTIAN

LEVEL : HIGH SCHOOL

GRADE : SECOND
 2019

INTRODUCTION

Held in February of each year in the city of Puno, the festival of the Virgen de la

Candelaria includes acts of a religious, festive and cultural nature that are

rooted in Catholic traditions and symbolic elements of the Andean worldview.

 CELEBRATION

Days in homage "Mamacha Candelaria" for its cultural diversity this holiday has
been named intangible cultural heritage of Humanity.

There are several important dates, you can observe between January 24 and 31
liturgical ceremonies in the sanctuary of the Virgin, mainly on February 1, the
day before, in which the entrance of candles and the entrance of "K 'apos'
(firewood that is subsequently burned in the lectern of the sanctuary) gives rise
to the beginning of this great holiday.

Masses, processions and dances occupy the entire day of the central day that
is on February 2, seven days later the eighth begins that ends with the Great
Parade, Holy Mass, contest of costumes of lights and the famous Cacharpari for
the farewell of the Virgin of the Candelaria.

Finally, After the eighth, the apotheosis or tribute of the festival continues on
February 12, in which hundreds of groups show their respect for the Virgin with
dances in a long procession through the city, accompanied by typical music of
The Andes.

Development: The festivities begin with the celebration of a mass at dawn,

which is followed by an ancestral purification ceremony.
The next day in the morning, after a liturgical act, an image of the Virgin of the
Candelaria is transported to make it travel in procession the streets of the city
with the accompaniment of traditional dances and music.

Then, the parties continue with the celebration of two competitions in which
about 170 groups from across the region compete, totaling approximately
40,000 dancers and musicians.

The main participants in these contests are the Quechua and Aymara ethnic
inhabitants of the rural and urban areas of the Puno region. Many people from
Puno who emigrated from the region return to the region on the occasion of
the Candelaria festivities, which contributes to reinforcing in them a feeling of
cultural continuity.

Three regional federations of practitioners of this element of cultural heritage

collaborate in the organization of festivities and in the preservation of
traditional techniques and knowledge related to dance, music and the
manufacture of masks.

The transmission to the younger generations of all this knowledge is done

through the organization of musical and choreographic essays, and also
through the creation of workshops for the manufacture of masks. The parties
end with a ceremony in honor of the Virgin, a concert and farewell masses.

La Diablada is the main dance.