Peru revelers pack a New Year’s punch
In Andean nation’s southern Chumbivilcas region, an annual fighting festival marks start of a new year.
Published On 27 Dec 2012
New Year’s celebrations are traditionally about purging the sins of the previous year and starting fresh.
But in Peru, there is a more novel tradition: an annual fighting festival.
The tradition dates back hundreds of years and serves as a sort of justice system.
Al Jazeera’s Erica Wood reports.
Source: Al Jazeera