This Saturday, June 29, the last holiday of the month is celebratedPreviously, the Day of the Indigenous Peoples was commemorated and the primary elections for governors and mayors also took place.
Law 18,432 establishes June 29 of each year as a religious holiday for the festivity of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
As explained by the Jesus company on its website, the celebration takes place in memory of the apostles Simon Peter and Paul of Tarsusthe “principal patrons of the Church of Rome”as he described them Pope Benedict XVI in 2012.
At the local level, in the country’s coves, homage is paid Saint Peter, considered the patron of fishermen.
In Valparaíso, the main port, the fishermen’s union of the cove The Quinceinvited the community to participate in the procession that will begin at the Church of San Pedro in Playa Anchapassing through the Quince Cove and then to Prat Pier.
For its part, the union of artisanal fishermen of the Portales Covereported that the celebration began yesterday afternoon, with Chinese dances by the children and grandchildren of the fishermen.
At 9:00 this Saturday, the festivities organized by the Portales cove began with a mass in the parish Our Lady of Lourdes of Cerro Placeres. For this afternoon, the delivery of free fried fish to the community.
