Todos Santos
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Folklore
Todos Santos in Cusco
November 1st and 2nd Cuzco celebrates Todos Santos, All Saints. It is a day when the people of Cusco share moments…
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Fiestas
Cemeteries, Ghosts, and the Dead Today
It is all hallows eve in Utah. It means many things. For the young and the young at heart, it…
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Celebration
Day of the Living and the Dead
Peruvians traditionally danced and feasted with their dead. They would keep them in caves or mausoleums, such as the circular…
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Roast Pork, Lechón, and Tamales Celebrate Life Today
Today, the first of November we celebrate the feast of todos santos, All Souls, in the city. On this day…
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Food & Drinks
Roast Baby Pork (Lechón), the Food of Todos Santos
One of the traditional feasts of Cuzco is the day of Todos Santos, the 1st of November and the 2nd.…
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Commentary
The Day of the Living and the Dead Absorbs Cuzco
After today’s fit of pumpkins, costumes, and Creole song fades into tomorrow’s dawn, Cuzqueños will begin celebrating one of the…
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Customs
Babies and Horses of Bread Occupy Cuzco Today
Cuzco is all dressed up. As we know, today, the 1st of November is carried out the feast of Todos…
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Customs
Bread Babies People Cuzco These days
These days a nation of bread babies and bread horses poured into Cuzco. They are everywhere. Cuzco’s children see them…
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Eat, Dance, and Sing with the Dead Today in Cuzco
In many parts of Peru people have the custom of going to the cemetery today as a family to spend…
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Traditional Food
Bread Babies and Horses Ride into Cuzco
From the middle of October until the end of November in Cuzco bread babies and bread horses appear for sale.…
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