Corpus+Christi


 * Corpus Christi is a holiday that is celebrated 60 days after Easter Sunday every year. The holiday mostly consists of a big feast celebrating the presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. Similar to Christmas Eve in America, the day before Corpus Christi is celebrated by a feast and mostly the same dishes are made each year by the families who celebrate it. **


 * The main celebration of Corpus Christi in Peru is in Cusco, specifically in the Cathedral of Cusco, where the people of the city come to greet the body of Christ. On the day of Corpus Christi, the Plaza De Armas is filled with people wanting to see the saints. After the service the community talk about local problems. **


 * During El Octavo (seven days after Corpus Christi) the saints continue their procession and then they go back to where they came from and stay for the rest of the year to come back next year to do the same. **