Peru in South America celebrates over 3,000 festivals and holidays every year. Well known holidays like New Year, Christmas, Easter (or Semana Santa as it is more known in Spanish), are celebrated here, but most of the celebrations in Peru are for a specific saint or ancient rite. The feast of Corpus Christi has been celebrated all over the Andes since early colonial times, but this feast, which is amongst the most prevalent in South America, started during the Middle Ages. Corpus Christi celebrations in Peru mainly stem from a 13th century Augustinian nun, Juliana of Li