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1 Eleonn // Oct 7, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Just read this… and I’m really thinking about forgetting my diet : (. I LOVE dark chocolate.
2 Pico // Oct 8, 2009 at 10:15 am
What I miss the most from the October festivities is the Turrón de Doña Pepa. For some reason, religious festivities bring out some of the best sweets in memory. Equally delicious is the frejol colado that you can get in Chincha during La Melchorita celebrations.
You see what you have done? The memories have me salivating already and I have to wipe the drool from the monitor and keyboard…
Saludos
3 Barb // Oct 8, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Okay, now I’m laughing. Is it only in Peru that Holy Month makes people salivate? Seriously, I don’t have anything else to compare this to, other than Easter in the United States. I liked Easter candy as a kid, but it was never like the stuff they’re selling outside the Nazarenes.
El Fotografo is a nut for Turrón de Doña Pepa. They even sell it in the “impulse buy” section at the checkout counter at Wong. EF was fingering a box yesterday, wondering if he shouldn’t buy some. I think he’ll go for it soon.
4 Eleonn // Oct 9, 2009 at 10:58 am
Barb EF never told you about this kind of stuff before you all move in? I have a sister who lives in Barcelona and his husband (he is spaniel) just loves to be here because of food but he knew about all this stuff before his very first time in Perú. Since she moved out my siblings and I send to her a package when somebody is going to Spain (if we can of course) What we use to send? Turrón, chocolates, cua cuas, doña pepas, pícaras cookies (my brother in law just loves them). My hand bag only had an empty backpack, cookies and chocolates (the hand bag weighted almost 10Kg) and there was more food in my luggage haaaa.
Now when theyre coming, he makes a list of the things he want to eat and he even gives priorities to every item.
5 Stuart // Oct 9, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Hail Lord Pacha Kamaq, great trembler of the earth! Hide thee in the false form of Christ if thee must, but those of us that know your true face shall worship thee as thou intended.
6 Emily // Oct 12, 2009 at 12:16 pm
So THATS why I’ve been seeing women dressed up in purple robes so often! I guess they celebrate in Cusco, also. Though, sadly, I haven’t seen any chocolates outside of churches.
7 Señor de los Milagros « Life in Peru // Oct 12, 2009 at 2:45 pm
[...] in Cusco the celebration of Señor de los Milagros is less elaborate than the mes morado (purple month) celebration in Lima. I imagine the simpler celebration in Cusco reflects the fact [...]
8 Barb // Oct 13, 2009 at 4:58 pm
LOL, Stuart.
Yes, Emily, the purple stuff is serious in Peru. Too bad no chocolates outside churches in your neck of the woods.
9 [Feature:] Purple Month Strikes Again « Rachel in Peru! // Oct 19, 2009 at 2:05 pm
[...] AMERICAN IN LIMA “It’s mes morado(purple month) again in Lima, and the faithful are dressed head-to-toe in purple clothing, a sign of their devotion to El Señor de los Milagros. This miracle-working Christ figure is housed in the Church of the Nazarenes, in downtown Lima (see photo above), where thousands of worshippers come to pray and make offerings each October.” [...]
10 Barb // Oct 24, 2009 at 9:22 am
Thanks, Rachel, for the link. I would leave comments on your blog only you have to sign in, and I’m not one for creating new accounts if I can’t help it.
Readers: check out Rachel’s blog for another (former) US expat’s views on Peruvian culture.