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Chumbivilcas Fighting Festival Overview by Fehr Rivera is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document summarizes the annual tradition of Takanakuy, a fighting festival celebrated in Peru on December 25th. The festival originated in the town of Santo Tomas and has since spread to other areas. Participants dress up in traditional costumes representing different characters and fight each other to settle disputes from the past year. The fights involve kicking, punching and are judged by amateur officials to determine a winner. After the fights, participants and spectators consume alcohol and celebr

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Fehr Rivera

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