Carnaval de Oruro
Religious festival in Oruro, Bolivia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Carnival of Oruro is a religious and cultural festival in Oruro, Bolivia. It has been celebrated since the 18th century in the Peruvian virreynato. Originally an indigenous festival, the celebration later was transformed to incorporate a Christian ritual around the Virgin of Socavón. The carnival is one of UNESCO's Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
Oruro Carnival | |
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Type | cultural, religious, Christian |
Significance | Celebration prior to fasting season of Lent. |
Celebrations | Parades, parties, open-air performances |
Begins | Friday before Ash Wednesday (55 days to Easter) |
Ends | Ash Wednesday noon (46 days before Easter) |
2023 date | Afternoon, February 13 – midday, February 22 |
2024 date | Afternoon, February 5 – midday, February 14 |
2025 date | Afternoon, February 24 – midday, March 5 |
2026 date | Afternoon, February 9 – midday, February 18 |
Frequency | annual |
Related to | Fiesta de La Candelaria, Carnival, Ash Wednesday, Lent |
Carnival of Oruro | |
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Country | Peru now Bolivia |
Reference | 00003 |
Region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Inscription history | |
Inscription | 2008 (3rd session) |
List | Representative |
Throughout the festival, more than 48 groups of folk dancers specializing in 18 different folk dances perform a pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Tunnel every Saturday of the carnival in a traditional parade. The traditional Llama llama or Diablada became the leading traditional dance of the festival.