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Corpus Christi

Also spelled: el Corpus

Definition

A religious festival celebrated with special fervor in La Villa de Los Santos on the Thursday sixty days after Easter Sunday, featuring dances by the diablicos sucios, the grandes diablos, and other performances of colonial origin.

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The Corpus of La Villa is one of the country's oldest traditions.El Corpus de La Villa es de las tradiciones más antiguas del país.

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Where it is used
Los Santos
Currency
in use today
Origin
Tradición católica colonial.

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