Peru Holidays and Festivals

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Date	Holiday	Festival	Location
January 1	Año Nuevo New Year		National
February 2		Virgen de la Candelaria	Puno
February or March	Carnaval		National
March or April	Semana Santa		National, but most famous in Ayacucho
May 1	Dia de los Trabajadores Labor Day		National
May 2-4		Alarcitas Handicrafts Fair Dia de Santa Cruz	Puno
June	Corpus Cristi		National
June 24	Inti Rayni		Cuzco
June 29	San Pedro y San Pablo		National
July 16	La Virgen del Carmen		Various locales near Cuzco
July 28 - 29	Fiestas Patrias Independence Celebrations		National
August 30	Santa Rosa de Lima		Lima
September 24		La Virgen de la Merced	Puno
October 8	Batalla de Angamos		National
October 18	El Señor de los Milagros		Lima
November 1	Dia de Todos los Santos All Saints Day		National
November 2	Dia de los Muertos All Souls Day		National
November 5	Puno Day		Puno
December 8	Dia de la Purísima Concepción Immaculate Conception		National
December 25	Navidad Christmas Day		National

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