Trujillo Marinera Festival is a Peruvian cultural event held annually in
Trujillo city in January. The event focuses on a dance contest called the
marinera
Marinera is a courtship dance that originated along the coastal regions of Peru, using handkerchiefs as props. The dance is a mix of Spanish contradanza and Andean zamacueca, and is a stylized reenactment of a courtship, showing a blend of th ...
, a typical dance of the city and of the country. The festival also presents parades, presentations and competitions of
Peruvian paso
The Peruvian Horse is a breed of light saddle horse known for its smooth ride. It is distinguished by a natural, four-beat, lateral gait called the ''paso llano.'' This breed is protected by the Peruvian government through Decree number 25919 o ...
horses. Both the marinera dance and the Peruvian paso horse have been declared to be part of the ''cultural heritage of the nation'' by the Peruvian government. This
festival
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is one of the most important cultural events and representative of the country and Trujillo city has been recognized by the Peruvian government as the ''National Capital Marinera'' by Law Number 24447, of January 24, 1986.
Description
![Marinera trujillo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Marinera_trujillo.jpg)
Trujillo is home to the
marinera
Marinera is a courtship dance that originated along the coastal regions of Peru, using handkerchiefs as props. The dance is a mix of Spanish contradanza and Andean zamacueca, and is a stylized reenactment of a courtship, showing a blend of th ...
national competition each year. It is a typical dance of the city, organized by the Trujillo Club Libertad and it is performed in the last week of January. Many dance partners from different parts of the country and foreign guests come to the contest every year to compete in the categories of the competition that draws thousands of tourists from around the world. It also highlights the corso through the main streets of the
Historic Centre that ends in main Square of Trujillo and the presentation of the typical
Peruvian paso
The Peruvian Horse is a breed of light saddle horse known for its smooth ride. It is distinguished by a natural, four-beat, lateral gait called the ''paso llano.'' This breed is protected by the Peruvian government through Decree number 25919 o ...
in the city. The festival begins with the presentation of the Queen that represents this Marinera Festival then it happen several cultural events for the public attending the festival.
Events
Marinera contest
The National Marinera Contest is held every year during the month of January, in the city of Trujillo. Are presented pairs of dancers from around the country competing in different categories. Dances are entertained by bands of musicians in the city.
Parade
It takes place in the streets of the
Historic Centre of Trujillo
The Historic Centre of Trujillo is the main urban area and the most important center of development and unfolding in the Peruvian city of Trujillo located in La Libertad Region. The whole process of its original urban fabric is in elliptical s ...
. The dancers and queens participate in this parade with cars decorated with things for the festival, the parade ends in the
Plaza de Armas of Trujillo with dances of marinera.
Characters of the festival
The principal characters are:
*Queen of
Marinera
Marinera is a courtship dance that originated along the coastal regions of Peru, using handkerchiefs as props. The dance is a mix of Spanish contradanza and Andean zamacueca, and is a stylized reenactment of a courtship, showing a blend of th ...
she is the queen of the festival.
*Dance Champions, the best dancers of the before edition and some invited dancers.
*Dancers, they compete for categories.
*Bands of musicians, they animate the dances for the competitions.
Peruvian paso in festival
During Trujillo marinera festival in January of every year there is also
peruvian paso
The Peruvian Horse is a breed of light saddle horse known for its smooth ride. It is distinguished by a natural, four-beat, lateral gait called the ''paso llano.'' This breed is protected by the Peruvian government through Decree number 25919 o ...
contest.
Trujillo is known and considered as the ''Cradle of the typical
Peruvian Paso Horse''
[Tourist Climate Guide - Perú, Page 115 http://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=0702] as well as the ''Capital of Culture of Peru''
[FiscalÃa de la Nación]
Ministerio Público – FiscalÃa de la Nación: Información del distrito judicial La Libertad
. Consultado el 15 de abril de 2012. so as the ''Capital of the
Marinera
Marinera is a courtship dance that originated along the coastal regions of Peru, using handkerchiefs as props. The dance is a mix of Spanish contradanza and Andean zamacueca, and is a stylized reenactment of a courtship, showing a blend of th ...
'' dance, which is one of the most important cultural events in the country.
Gallery
Queens of Marinera festival
Some of the queens of Marinera Festival are the following:
Winners of marinera dance
Some of the winners of Marinera Festival are the following:
See also
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Trujillo Spring Festival
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San Jose Festival
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Trujillo Book Festival
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International Festival of Lyric Singing
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References
External links
{{commons, Trujillo (Perú)
Map of Trujillo, the city of this Marinera festival
Festivals in Trujillo, Peru
Folk festivals in Peru