Sources: La Prensa Austral and Chile public holidays. Although the law replacing Corpus Christi with the Fiesta de la Virgen del Carmen (July 16) was passed and signed into law almost 6 months ago (see our post of December 13, 2006, and our post of January 11, 2007), the Chilean media have only recently begun to make note of it, with many people still confused as to the reality of the change.
Monday, May 14, 2007
Chile Prepares for First Year Without Corpus Christi
Sources: La Prensa Austral and Chile public holidays. Although the law replacing Corpus Christi with the Fiesta de la Virgen del Carmen (July 16) was passed and signed into law almost 6 months ago (see our post of December 13, 2006, and our post of January 11, 2007), the Chilean media have only recently begun to make note of it, with many people still confused as to the reality of the change.
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