Consul General Series - 秘魯駐港澳總領事Sergio Manuel Avila Traverso
I’m very pleased to meet today with Serina Ha in the Cultural Garden program to greet all HongKongese people who are listening to us.
今天我非常高興能夠與夏妙然博士，在文化花園節目裏向各位正在收聽的香港朋友問好。
1) What is the most significant culture or festival of Peru?
秘魯最有特色的節日？
The most significant activity in Peru is called Inti Raymi, it’s the activity of the Sun. We celebrate in the 24th of June. It’s like the Peruvian New Year. In the Indian region, it's very significative.
秘魯最有特色的節日就是太陽節，是慶祝關於太陽的節日。慶祝日期為6月24日，等同於秘魯人的新年，在印第安區域非常著名的。
2) Are there any celebrations in HK?
香港有否慶祝這個節日？
Well, unfortunately, only here in the consulate. We remember and celebrate a little bit with our host. But the peruvian community is not so big in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, we cannot gather the day sometimes. It’s working day, you know.
可惜只有領事館才會慶祝， 因為在港的秘魯群體族裔人數較少，而且有時候節日日期恰巧碰上了工作天，所以未能慶祝。
3) So what is the best thing you like in HK?
你最喜歡香港的什麼地方？
Well, everything in Hong Kong is cosmopolitan. I think Hong Kong is a cosmopolitan city. You can speak in English or other languages. You can meet people from all over the world. It’s an important financial centre.
所有在香港的都十分國際化，我認為香港是一個國際大都會。你可以以英語及其他語言溝通，而且更可以遇到不同國家的人民，並且香港是一個重要的金融中心。
4) Any trendy slang?
俚語介紹？
In Peru, we have many slangs. For instance, Asado. When you say Asado, In English literally means roasted, that is specially used when you are very sad and angry.
在秘魯，我們有很多利語。例如當你說Asado，英文的意思是烤焗，我們在很憤怒和傷心的時候才會說這個字。
So what about (very happy)? How to say?
那麼(開心)這個字呢?
( Estoy muy feliz ) I’m very happy. I think it is not in the slang, It has a word. For this, it means happy.
開心應該沒有一個俚語，我們有一句叫Estoy muy feliz ，意思是我很開心。
5) Significant or national flower in Peru?
秘魯的國花？
Our national flower is Cantua. It’s a red flower and very beautiful. It's an Indian flower and raised at around three thousand meters above the sea level. The red color is very intense. It was not since thousand years already that it was chosen to decorate the pets and other facilities.
我們的國花叫坎塗花，紅色的非常漂亮，是一種印第安花，主要在3000米海拔以外生長 ，早於1000年前坎塗花已被選為寵物或其他設施的裝飾品。
6) Can you explain the national flag of Peru?
你能解釋一下秘魯國旗嗎？
Our national flag is red and white. It was a dream of one of the generals who declare independence of Peru. We have our national shield, it is with the vicuña, the Quina tree and the cornucopia.
我們的國旗是紅色和白色的。這個代表著宣佈秘魯獨立的將軍的夢想，國徽內有國盾、小羊駝、金雞納樹和聚寶盆。
7)Significant animal of Peru?
秘魯有名的動物 ?
It’s Alpaca. It's very well known of its fiber. The hair is very soft. It's because of the hair, we can make very nice tissues of fabrics out of this fiber. Most of the population of alpaca is in Peru.
這是駝羊，以其纖維著名，毛髮非常蓬鬆。正因如此，其可製成漂亮的布料。大部分駝羊都是聚居於秘魯。
Please explain this beautiful decoration in your office.
可介紹一下這漂亮的裝飾嗎？
Around 80% of population are catholic. In October, it is the month of the Lord of the Miracles. We are very devoted into this image, so we always put some candles in October. This one is Retablo, made in Indian-Peru region, it's nothing related to religion but only decorative. As The Lord of Miracles is the main image of Peru, so lots of people are going to the church and praying, therefore we put up the candles.
大概八成秘魯人口都信奉天主教，十月是神蹟之月，我們對於天主非常虔誠，所以在十月經常會點亮燭光。這個是祭壇裝飾畫，由印第安秘魯區域製造，與宗教無關。純粹是裝飾，因為這是秘魯的重要形象，所以不少秘魯人都會因此而去教會祈禱，因此我們領事館亦會點亮燭光。
