{"id":24615,"date":"2020-12-09T13:25:04","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T12:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/?p=24615"},"modified":"2025-03-04T13:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T12:45:08","slug":"how-celebrate-christmas-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\/","title":{"rendered":"Panettone & pisco sours: Christmas in Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Peru, nearly three quarters of the population identify as Catholic, meaning Christmas in Peru is deeply rooted in religious traditions. Many customs are quite similar to those you will find in other parts of the world, such as Africa<\/a>, like attending church, feasting over a delicious meal and spending lots of quality time with friends and family, but Peruvians also add their own unique festive flair to the holiday. From the fireworks to fistfights (yes, you read that correctly), here\u2019s how people celebrate Christmas in Peru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La Noche Buena<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/a>

A post shared by Machu Picchu & Cusco Tours (@peru.destinations)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> \/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js<\/a>\n\n\n\n

While Christmas is observed on December 25 in many parts of the world, Peruvians, much like other Latin Americans<\/a>, celebrate on December 24, also known as La Noche Buena<\/em> or \u201cGood Night\u201d. \u201cGood Night\u201d is an accurate name, as the celebrations start after dark and go until the early hours of Christmas Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Catholicism is the predominant religion in Peru, it\u2019s custom for families to attend a midnight church service, or misa de gallo<\/em>, to kick off the festivities. When the mass finishes, people go home to feast on Christmas dinner, exchange gifts and continue to celebrate with one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EXPERIENCE THIS ON: <\/em><\/strong>Highlights of Peru<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nativity scene<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/a>

A post shared by PAISAJES DE PER\u00da (@paisajesperu)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> \/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js<\/a>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s during La Noche Buena <\/em>where families, namely children, exchange gifts with one another. Although instead of gifts being displayed around a Christmas tree, some Peruvians place their gifts around a nativity scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nativity scene is a pretty integral part of Christmas in Peru. Families will display the nativity scene in early December, decorated with lights, stars and figurines and when the clock strikes midnight on La Noche Buena<\/em>, the youngest member of the family is to place the baby Jesus in the manger to signify that it\u2019s Christmas Day. Fun fact: to make the nativity scene more representative of Peru, some nativity scenes will be displayed with alpaca or llama figurines instead of cattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELATED CONTENT: <\/em><\/strong>The Peruvian women keeping ancient textile traditions alive<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A display of fireworks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once the nativity scene is complete, families go outside to enjoy a colourful fireworks show. This tradition is common across the country, so no matter which city or town you\u2019re in, Christmas Eve in Peru will surely go out with a bang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EXPERIENCE THIS ON: <\/em><\/strong>Icons of South America<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A traditional La Noche Buena <\/em>dinner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/a>

A post shared by Honey Cakes (@honeycakesoficial)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> \/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js<\/a>\n\n\n\n

Family and friends gather over a feast for their La Noche Buena <\/em>meal, but different regions tend to eat different things as their main dish. In many areas, including Lima, roast turkey, lechon or suckling pig are common, whereas fish is more popular for coastal towns and wild chicken in the Andes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main meat dish is accompanied by an array of sides including, but not limited to, tamales, applesauce, rice, salads and pur\u00e9 de papas<\/em> (potato pur\u00e9e). When it comes to beverages, it\u2019s custom to cheers and make a toast over champagne or pisco sour on this special day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dessert, arguably the most important part of the meal, consists of panettone. Although this fruit and raisin filled sweet bread originally comes from Italy, it has become a staple in Peruvian cuisine around Christmastime. The panettone pairs perfectly with homemade hot chocolate, which is kicked up a notch with the addition of cloves, cinnamon and whisky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELATED CONTENT: <\/em><\/strong>The fascinating history behind Peru\u2019s humble potato<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christmas Day traditions in Peru<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/a>

A post shared by Per\u00fa (@peru)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> \/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js<\/a>\n\n\n\n

After a busy, not to mention, late, day of celebrations on La Noche Buena<\/em>, Christmas Day is the time to have some well-deserved rest and relaxation. The day consists of sleeping in, going to church, eating leftovers from the big meal the night before and continuing to spend time with family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The festival of Takanakuy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the Andes Mountains, Peruvians get together on December 25 for Takanakuy, a festival unlike anything else. Like most festivals, it\u2019s complete with music, dancing, costumes, eating and drinking, but unlike most festivals, people are gathered together to fist fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The public, one-on-one fights are intended for people to let go of anything negative that might have happened in the year, settle disputes and clear the air for the new year ahead. The matches themselves are quick, civil and begin and end with either a handshake or a hug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELATED CONTENT: <\/em><\/strong>Icons, locals and beyond \u00ad\u00ad\u2014 Our top places to visit in Peru<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever celebrated Christmas in Peru? Tell us what your favourite traditions are in the comments below!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Peru, nearly three quarters of the population identify as Catholic, meaning Christmas in Peru is deeply rooted in religious traditions. Many customs are quite similar to those you will find in other parts of the world, such as Africa, like attending church, feasting over a delicious meal and spending lots of quality time with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":24616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4910],"tags":[20861,1749,1952,20862,1543],"class_list":["post-24615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration","tag-christmas-in-peru","tag-christmas-traditions","tag-christmas-travel","tag-peru-christmas-traditions","tag-peruvian-food"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPanettone & pisco sours: How to celebrate Christmas in Peru<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From the fireworks to fistfights (yes, you read that correctly), here\u2019s how people celebrate Christmas in Peru.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pantone, pisco sour and more ways to celebrate Christmas in Peru\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From the fireworks to fistfights (yes, you read that correctly), here\u2019s how people celebrate Christmas in Peru.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Real Word\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-12-09T12:25:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-04T12:45:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/christmas-1430072_1280.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"850\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ginny Smith\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Pantone, pisco sour and more ways to celebrate Christmas in Peru\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"From the fireworks to fistfights (yes, you read that correctly), here\u2019s how people celebrate Christmas in Peru.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ginny Smith\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ginny Smith\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2e8d203f790587b4311e5713a7ab07ab\"},\"headline\":\"Panettone & pisco sours: Christmas in Peru\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-12-09T12:25:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-04T12:45:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":815,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/12\\\/christmas-1430072_1280.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Christmas in Peru\",\"Christmas traditions\",\"christmas travel\",\"Peru Christmas traditions\",\"Peruvian food\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Inspiration\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\\\/\",\"name\":\"Panettone & pisco sours: How to celebrate Christmas in Peru\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/12\\\/christmas-1430072_1280.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-12-09T12:25:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-04T12:45:08+00:00\",\"description\":\"From the fireworks to fistfights (yes, you read that correctly), here\u2019s how people celebrate Christmas in Peru.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/12\\\/christmas-1430072_1280.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/12\\\/christmas-1430072_1280.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":850,\"caption\":\"christmas in peru nativity scene\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Panettone & pisco sours: Christmas in Peru\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/\",\"name\":\"Real Word\",\"description\":\"Travel articles, insights and stories from Trafalgar\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Real Word\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg\",\"width\":643,\"height\":83,\"caption\":\"Real Word\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2e8d203f790587b4311e5713a7ab07ab\",\"name\":\"Ginny Smith\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/ginny-smith_avatar-500x500.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/ginny-smith_avatar-500x500.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/ginny-smith_avatar-500x500.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Ginny Smith\"},\"description\":\"Ginny is a writer, editor and Trafalgar's Digital Engagement Director with 14+ years of experience working across some of the world's leading travel and entertainment brands.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/ginny-smith-42834b26\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/author\\\/ginny-smith\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Panettone & pisco sours: How to celebrate Christmas in Peru","description":"From the fireworks to fistfights (yes, you read that correctly), here\u2019s how people celebrate Christmas in Peru.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Pantone, pisco sour and more ways to celebrate Christmas in Peru","og_description":"From the fireworks to fistfights (yes, you read that correctly), here\u2019s how people celebrate Christmas in Peru.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\/","og_site_name":"Real Word","article_published_time":"2020-12-09T12:25:04+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-04T12:45:08+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":850,"url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/christmas-1430072_1280.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ginny Smith","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Pantone, pisco sour and more ways to celebrate Christmas in Peru","twitter_description":"From the fireworks to fistfights (yes, you read that correctly), here\u2019s how people celebrate Christmas in Peru.","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ginny Smith","Estimated reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\/"},"author":{"name":"Ginny Smith","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/person\/2e8d203f790587b4311e5713a7ab07ab"},"headline":"Panettone & pisco sours: Christmas in Peru","datePublished":"2020-12-09T12:25:04+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-04T12:45:08+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\/"},"wordCount":815,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/christmas-1430072_1280.jpg","keywords":["Christmas in Peru","Christmas traditions","christmas travel","Peru Christmas traditions","Peruvian food"],"articleSection":["Inspiration"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\/","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\/","name":"Panettone & pisco sours: How to celebrate Christmas in Peru","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/christmas-1430072_1280.jpg","datePublished":"2020-12-09T12:25:04+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-04T12:45:08+00:00","description":"From the fireworks to fistfights (yes, you read that correctly), here\u2019s how people celebrate Christmas in Peru.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/christmas-1430072_1280.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/christmas-1430072_1280.jpg","width":1280,"height":850,"caption":"christmas in peru nativity scene"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/how-celebrate-christmas-peru\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Panettone & pisco sours: Christmas in Peru"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/","name":"Real Word","description":"Travel articles, insights and stories from Trafalgar","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#organization","name":"Real Word","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg","width":643,"height":83,"caption":"Real Word"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/person\/2e8d203f790587b4311e5713a7ab07ab","name":"Ginny Smith","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2024\/05\/ginny-smith_avatar-500x500.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2024\/05\/ginny-smith_avatar-500x500.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2024\/05\/ginny-smith_avatar-500x500.jpg","caption":"Ginny Smith"},"description":"Ginny is a writer, editor and Trafalgar's Digital Engagement Director with 14+ years of experience working across some of the world's leading travel and entertainment brands.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ginny-smith-42834b26\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/author\/ginny-smith\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}