Dia de la Cancion Criolla on 31 October is Peru's day of criolla music and food, declared in 1944; Lima penas fill with anticuchos and pisco macerados.
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Dia Nacional del Pisco Sour on the first Saturday of February is Peru's national pisco-sour day, celebrated since 2003 with tastings on Plaza Mayor.
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Dia Nacional del Ceviche on 28 June is Peru's national ceviche day, set by ministerial resolution in 2008 to encourage fish eating, a day before Fishermen's Day.
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Dia Nacional del Cafe Peruano on the fourth Friday of August is Peru's national coffee day since 2016, with Lima cafes pouring producer-region flights.
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Dia Mundial del Pan on 16 October celebrates Peru's 400-plus bread varieties; Lima panaderias run pan chuta and pan de yema specials all day.
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