NATIONAL IDENTITY:

CRIOLLA MUSIC DAY

Although hundreds

of children

celebrate Hallowee

n by collecting

candy door to door,

a large number

of Peruvian

s celebrate

the National Day of Criolla

Music, a Peruvian genre of

music

Wich combines

mainly African, Spanish

and Andean

influences.

Every year

Peruvian celebrate

Day of Criolla

Music on October

31

It started back in 1944, when the Peruvian government announced that on this day a

special celebration

wich is part of Peruvian folklore.Throughout Latin America, the term

“criolla” originally refered

to the descendants of Spanish settlers, but it eventually became local.

In the case of Perú, it designates the people and culture of the coastal region and of

Lima in particular.

It was on the coast that the Spaniards that founded their capital, where most of their settlement was concentrated and where their culture took deepest root.

The most popular style of Peru’s

“criolla” music is the Marinera, said to be

the national dance of

Peru

Other main genres are

The Peruvian Walts

Tondero

Festejo

Polka

Zamacueca

Landó

among other traditional dances.

QUESTIONS

WHEN STARTED TO CELEBRATE CRIOLLA MUSIC DAY AND WHEN

IS IT CELEBRATED?

WHEN STARTED TO CELEBRATE CRIOLLA MUSIC DAY AND WHEN IS IT CELEBRATED?

The Criolla Music Day started back in 1944, and it celebrates on October 31.

WHICH IS THE MOST POPULAR STYLE OF PERÚ’S CRIOLLA

MUSIC?

WHICH IS THE MOST POPULAR STYLE OF PERÚ’S CRIOLLA MUSIC?

The most popular style of Perú’s Criolla Music is the Marinera, said to be the national dance of Perú.

WHERE DID THE SPANIARDS FOUND THEIR CAPITAL?

WHERE DID THE SPANIARDS FOUND THEIR CAPITAL?

They founded their capital in the coastal region, specifically in Lima, on January 18, 1535.

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