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Santo Toribio Fiesta |
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Santo Toribio Fiesta April 27 According to legend, St. Toribio arrived in La Villa de Macate, Peru, at a time when the stream that had supplied the town with water had gone dry. The inhabitants were about to prepare to move elsewhere when St. Toribio knocked his staff against the rocks that surrounded the spring three times, releasing a torrent of water. On April 27, there is a fiesta held in La Villa de Macate where this miracle is reenacted. After a procession in which the saint's image is carried to the place where the miracle occurred, the priest strikes the same rock three times with a staff, and the water, which has been temporarily diverted, again floods the streambed. CONTACTS: Commission for the Promotion of Peru Calle Uno Oeste No. 50, piso 13th Urb. Corpac Lima, 27 Peru 51-1-4224-3131; fax: 51-1-224-7134 www.promperu.gob.pe SOURCES: FiestaTime-1965, p. 62 Celebration day: Apr 27 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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