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Takanakuy (Quechua for to hit each other) is an annual established practice of fighting fellow community members held on 25 December by the inhabitants of Chumbivilcas Province near Cuzco in Peru. The practice started in Santo Tomás the capital of Chumbivilcas and has now spread to other villages and cities the prominent ones being Cuzco and Lima. The festival consists of dancing and of individuals fighting each other to settle old conflicts or simply to display their manhood.

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