Location
Corpus Christi is done in the Main Square of Cusco.
Date
Corpus Christi comes alive in June, this date is unforgettable.
Few years after the arrival of Pizarro. The people of Cusco begin to celebrate this festivity, in honor of The Holy Sacrament, known in the Catholic World as Corpus Cristo. The Inka Garcilaso had already given news about it in his work “comentarios reales”.
Fifteen saints and virgins from the different districts come together in the Cathedral to salute the body of Christ, which is kept in a fabulous box made out of solid gold that weighs 26 kilos and 1.20 meters high.
Each church in Cusco, takes their own Saint, accompanied by dancers and a band.
The Night of the congregation there is a watch, in where the main dish is the famous “chiriuchu”, dish that is made with guinea pig, chicken, this is served with beer, and bread made out of wheat.
The procession in the main day is realized at about 11:00 am. The main square is full of people that come to see the procession of the five virgins like The virgin of Almudena, The virgin of Belen, the beauty, Santa Barbara, the immaculate virgin, all dress with very decorated clothing, also the saints like san Sebastian, San Cristobal, San Jeronimo, San Blas, San Jose and the apostle Santiago in top of a beautiful white horse.
Alter the procession, the saints return to the cathedral to salute alter the seven days go by, then the saints again return to their own churches to stay there the whole year, these are taken by foot to the streets of Cusco in the middle of songs and prayers. For the tourist it is an excellent opportunity to feel the Peruvian Culture.
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