Traditions and Customs of The Peruvian Coast
The Peruvian coast is the most populous region. Ranges from Tumbes to Tacna and consists of small valleys and vast deserts that are bathed by the Pacific Ocean. Over the long coastal strip, there are many cities and towns that kept alive the traditions and customs of the region.
For example, one of the most important holidays of the Peruvian coast is done in the department of Ica, the Harvest Festival. This festival celebrates the abundance of grapes and wine of the region where the vines turned the desert green expanses.
Held every year during the first days of March, the Harvest is to strip the vines of their fruit to produce the famous wines and pisco, representative of the region.
On the north coast of Peru in Trujillo, one can find unique horses in the world, walking horses, a breed descended from horses brought into the Spanish conquest, but a native of Peru. The side walk or “level of passage” are very special to this race. Usually the way these horses are ridden by barges, elegant gentlemen wearing linen poncho and big straw hats.
In Lima, the Peruvian capital, you live all the months of October one of the most important traditions of Peru, El Señor de los Milagros. Considered the largest Catholic religious manifestation in the world, the processions of the “Black Christ” are crowded with hundreds of people who follow the journey of the litter on the streets of the capital. By tradition also during the month of October increased consumption of “Dona Pepa nougat, a dessert-as the story goes, was created by a true devotee.
Finally, a widespread custom throughout the Peruvian coast is the sailor, a partner dance that exudes grace, cunning and skill. There are variants of the sailor, the sailor as Lima, the northern fishing and seafood with horse step. In general, this dance represents the male courtship using gallantry and elegance. The clothes vary according to the area, but the common items are hats for men, long skirts for women and tissues using both dancers.