Diablada devil dancers at the Virgen de la Candelaria festival Puno Peru is a photograph by James Brunker which was uploaded on February 6th, 2024.
Diablada devil dancers at the Virgen de la Candelaria festival Puno Peru
Diablada devil dancers perform in front of the statue of the Virgen de la Candelaria and the entrance to the Sanctuary church in Puno where she... more
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Diablada devil dancers at the Virgen de la Candelaria festival Puno Peru
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James Brunker
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Diablada devil dancers perform in front of the statue of the Virgen de la Candelaria and the entrance to the Sanctuary church in Puno where she resides. Puno's celebrations for the Virgen de la Candelaria are one of Peru's largest festivals, take place at the start of February (the 2nd is the official saint's day) and last for nearly 2 weeks. She is always carried out of the Sanctuary each year for the dance parades so the dancers and devotees can pay their respects. The diablada is one of Bolivia's main dances and most associated with the famous Oruro Carnival, though it is danced at other festivals too. The festival was added to the UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in November 2014.
Candlemas (also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ and the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary) is a Christian feast day commemorating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple and is one of the oldest feasts of the church. The Virgen de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Light / Our Lady of Candles) is the patron saint of the Canary Islands and one of the most venerated forms of the Virgin Mary in Latin America; many Canary Islanders sailed on ships to the Americas during the Spanish conquest and colonisation of the continent.
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