Although there were no costumes to be seen in Cajabamba on Halloween, the town was still busy celebrating. October 31 is the nationwide "Day of Peruvian Music," and I had the privilege of attending Linnea's three year-old host sisters' school dance recital in honor of this illustrious holiday. We had front row seats to a series of toddlers dancing, singing, or trying to remember what they were supposed to be doing on stage, and it was the most ridiculously cute celebration of Peruvian music I've ever seen.
November 1 is also an official Peruvian holiday: All Saints Day. Besides honoring the dead and visiting the graves of deceased family members, a big All Saints Day tradition here is baking bread, particularly in the shape of people or animals. Consequently, my town's municipality decided to host a bread-baking festival on the eve of All Saints Day, so that everyone could come together and enjoy
pan de todos los santos ("All Saints Bread").
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| The huge wood-burning clay oven they made to decorate the festival |
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| Lots of different types of breads |
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| Some examples of the traditional bread-shaping |
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