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Mamacha Candicha - Peru
by Fernando Hermoza Guerra
Floating Date in February
14 Days
Annual Date: 94/02/07 : 95/02/06 : 96/02/05 : 97/02/04 : 98/02/02
LA VIRGEN DE LA CANDELARIA ("The flame Virgin")
In Quechua is better known as the Mamacha Candicha. This is one of the great celebrations that are in Peru with beauty dancers, many bands and people dancing in the street. It lasts two weeks (the first two weeks from February).
This feast is celebrated in Puno (near the Titicaca lake) next to Bolivia, like many other feast this has been transculturated from an Inca feast through a Catholic Icon. There are people dressed as SUPAYS (devils in Quechua) and dance "La diablada" ('The devil dance' in spanish). You can dance also the Tuntuna (Like the KJARKAS's "Llorando se fue" theme that was copied for Kaoma in the Lambada), this rhytm is a soft mix of african and andean tunes because of the presence of african slaves here who were working in the mines.
Mamacha Candicha is the Puno's Patron. In the Catholic representation is the Jesus Mother, but she assumes almost all the devotion that Incas gave to the PACHA (earth). For this celebration comes bands from many sites, there are bolivian groups too. The folk music from Puno is very rich. The groups and bands come here with their best dressings (multicolors, lighting and jingling), there are awards for the best.
The mamacha candicha is taken in "procesion" (procession) and receives flowers, medals, lighting candles, prays, songs and dances....
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Fernando Hermoza Guerra
fhermoza@vital.uni.pe
Nodo VITAL - UNI - PERU
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