Circle or group (usually of artists or musicians); a peña folklórica is a folk-music club.

a musical instrument in which a slender bamboo rod is attached to a round dry shell of gourd of coconut

any social club or gathering, in Jerez it is used to denote associations dedicated to flamenco. Semana Santa- The week-long exhaltation of the passion of Jesus Christ, celebrated in Jerez with some thirty odd brotherhoods that march in processions with elaborately carved floats depicting Christ in various moments of his crucifixtion and the Virgin Mary. Begins with "Domingo de Ramos" or Palm Sunday and culminates with "Domingo de Resureccion" or Easter Sunday, not really celebrated with the same zeal as during the rest of the week.

(Sp.) -- sadness, depression. Pena is a cause of illness and death in Cuyo Cuyo. ( Llakikuy in Quechua.)