‘Hatajo de Negritos’ and ‘Hatajo de Pallitas’ from the Peruvian south-central coastline

Overview

‘Hatajo de Negritos’ and the ‘Hatajo de Pallitas’ from the Peruvian south-central coastline are two complementary expressions featuring music and singing as part of Christmas celebrations, hailing from the central department of Ica in Peru. The expressions are biblical representations of the story of the visit of a group of shepherds to the new-born baby Jesus and the arrival of the Wise Men. Both expressions combine pre-Hispanic Andean values with the European Catholicism and rhythmical inheritance of African descendants arriving in the Americas in colonial times. This complexity has allowed both expressions to become representations of the mestizo and afro-descendant identity of the region. The dance of the ‘negritos’ is mostly performed by men to the tune of a long fiddle, along with singing, shoe-tapping dance and bells. The dance of ‘pallitas’ is performed by women to the sound of...

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Communities: Peru
Languages: Not specified in UNESCO dataset
Cultural territories: Peru
Countries: Peru

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Music, Performance and Oral Literature Language, Story and Memory Material Culture, Design and Technology Ceremony, Spirituality and Cosmology Migration, Diaspora and Urban Life Ways of Knowing and Knowledge Transmission

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title: UNESCO DataHub field title_en
preferredTitle: UNESCO DataHub field title_fr
summary: UNESCO DataHub field description_en
type: UNESCO DataHub fields type_of_element_en and type_acronym
countries: UNESCO DataHub field countries, ISO codes resolved with ISO-3166 regional metadata
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uuidd0499857-7ff1-4129-9452-68c3b84401b9

ich_public_ref1309

inscription_year2019

title_en‘Hatajo de Negritos’ and ‘Hatajo de Pallitas’ from the Peruvian south-central coastline

title_frL’« hatajo de negritos » et l’« hatajo de pallitas » de la côte sud-centrale du Pérou

type_of_element_enRepresentative List

type_acronymRL

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http_url_enhttps://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01309

concepts_primary_namesDance, Festivals, Religious practice

concepts_secondary_namesBody percussion, Choreography, Christianity, Colonial history, Costumes, Instrumental music, Slavery, Urban spaces, Vocal music

main_image_urlhttps://ich.unesco.org/img/photo/thumb/11480-LRG.jpg

main_image_caption_enNot supplied

main_image_copyrightMinistry of Culture of Peru, 2016

main_image_authorRodrigo Chocano

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Dance Festivals Religious practice Body percussion Choreography Christianity Colonial history Costumes Instrumental music Slavery Urban spaces UNESCO representative list

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