Carnival of Huanchaco
| Carnival of Huanchaco | |
|---|---|
 View of Huanchaco | |
| Genre | Festival |
| Begins | February 2 |
| Ends | March 10 |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location(s) | Huanchaco (Trujillo city) |
| Years active | 1977 - present |
| Inaugurated | early 20th century |
| Most recent | 35° edition (2012) |
| Attendance | 15.000 |
| Website | www |
Carnival of Huanchaco (luau party, creativity in the sand, championships of Caballito de totora, the carnival parade among others, by 2012 the carnival parade was held on 25 February.[1][2]
Description
The
luau party, creativity in the sand, championships of Caballito de totora, the carnival parade among others, by 2012 the carnival parade was held on 25 February.[1]
Events
The principal events[3] are:
- Presentation of queens
- Luau party
- Traditional Parade, It takes place in some of the principal streets of Huanchaco city.
- Palo Cilulo, The people dance around a tree decorated with presents and they turns to cut the tree little by little until it falls down. When this happens people come to the tree to take the presents while people plays with water and some colored creams for their faces. Generally the dances in the palo cilulo are entertained by bands of musicians with huayno music.
Huanchaco
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Palo cilulo is a dance around a tree in the carnival
Characters of the festival
The principal characters are:
- Queen of carnival she is the queen of the festival.
- Troupes
- Allegorical cars
- Bands of musicians, they animate the dances in the carnival.
Gallery
Huanchaco beach
See also
- Trujillo Spring Festival
- San Jose Festival
- Trujillo Book Festival
- Trujillo
- Santiago de Huamán
- Victor Larco Herrera District
References
- ^ a b Newspaper RPP, ed. (24 February 2012). "(spanish)Trujillo: Unos 12 mil turistas disfrutarán del Carnaval de Huanchaco". Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ "Trujillo: Realizarán tradicional corso de Carnaval de Huanchaco". 22 February 2012.
- ^ Turismo Peru (ed.). "(spanish) Carnaval de Huanchaco" (PDF). Retrieved September 13, 2012.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trujillo (Perú).
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Huanchaco.