- Tree goes up
- Generally the first few days of December, though the nativity scene (“Nacimiento”) is traditionally more central than the tree itself
- Tree comes down
- 6 January (“Bajada de Reyes” / Epiphany)
- Local superstition
- No prominent bad-luck belief documented.
Why that date
Christmas trees have become increasingly popular in Peru’s urban centres (Lima, Cusco, Arequipa) but are a comparatively recent, imported custom; the traditional focus remains the nativity scene, assembled early in December with the baby Jesus figure added at midnight on Christmas Eve.
What actually happens
Confidence note: no single canonical “tree-up” date found in sourcing — treated as a softer, less formalised custom than in most other Latin American countries covered; real pine/fir trees do not grow in Peru, so all trees used are artificial.
Taking it down again
6 January (“Bajada de Reyes” / Epiphany). No prominent bad-luck belief documented.
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