Semana Santa processions in Cusco Peru, entering La Merced iglesia and convent. Holy week in Cusco is celebrated between the second week of March and the first week of April, the date can change. The celebration of the holy week in Cusco is unique, in where you can observe all of the believers come together, as well as the tourist and foreigners. Holy week is commemoration that is celebrated in the entire catholic world in memory of the resurrection and death of Christ. In Cusco, this celebration is associated with the Lord of the Tremors, protector of the city. The image of the Taytacha of the Tremors, the name in Cusco, is very impressive because the hard expression of pain and suffering it has. The worship dates from the colonial time, when in 1650 an earthquake almost destroys the city and the people of the city decided to bring out the Christ in procession on the streets. [More] [Less] |
