Santurantikuy

Santurantikiy fair in December 2014

Santurantikuy (Quechua santu saint (a borrowing from Spanish santo), rantikuy to buy something only for oneself, "to buy oneself a saint")[1] is a craft fair held annually on December 24 in the central square of the city of Cusco in Peru. The National Institute of Culture declared the event a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral National No. 1406/INC-2009.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Síntesis Informativa, Viernes 30 de octubre de 2009
  3. ^ "Feria de Arte Popular Santurantikuy". mincetur. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.


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