Peruvian holidays

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Santa Rosa de Lima

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Santa Rosa de Lima

August 30th is a public holiday in Peru in honour of Santa Rosa of Lima, the first female from the Americas to be canonized, and the patron female saint of Peru, the New World, the Philippines, the Peruvian Police Force, and the Argentinean Armed Forces ... among others.

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Immaculate Conception ... Explained?

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Immaculate Conception ... Explained?

Most of you are probably aware that 8th December is a public holiday here in Peru, and much of the Catholic world, but I doubt many of you know why. It is the Day of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception which celebrates God’s granting of ‘grace’ to the Virgin Mary.