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At various points in the north-west of the country, the Mother Earth is celebrated with traditional rituals, ceremonies, dance, music and special meals. A unique opportunity to attend one of the more traditional national holidays.
Pachamama, or Mother Earth, is the female goddess of earth and fertility, an agricultural deity conceived as benign mother who nurtures, protects and sustains human beings. In the Inca tradition, is the deity of communal agriculture, the foundation of all civilization and the Andean state. It is the most popular mythological beliefs of the scope that still survives incaico force in the provinces of northwestern Argentina.
1 August when it is fed to the Pachamama, which buries a clay pot with food cooked with coca leaves, alcohol, wine, cigars and chicha, among other things. It is also customary for festejantes wear white and black lace-tied in the ankles, wrists and neck-up spun llama wool left.
of the Pachamama.
The rite entails that day we must give to Mother Earth who do not want anything that our family was missing during the year and thank you for blessings received during the past year. Families and neighbors gather to open a hole in the ground, which will be decorated with serpentine and paper. Then it feeds the earth with corn, quinoa, chalona, lamb, goat, other than potatoes, beans, cobs, wine, beer, soda, coca and other food. Then closes the hole with their hands and given up smoking.
Various locations in the northwest are hosting this event. Including highlights of the San Antonio Cobres in Salta, where since 1995 organizes the National Day of Indigenous Peoples Pachamama. Here the festival begins on Saturday, August 1 and includes, besides the central ceremony of offerings to the burial of 15 hours., Craft fairs, food from different communities Collas, music and dance festival. However, activities do not end that day. Throughout August, San Antonio de los Cobres has a tour to learn about the town, visit the Archaeological Museum of incredible mountain and assist other rituals of the Pachamama. The nearby town of Los Toldos also invited to celebrate.
Among other cities which pays tribute to Mother Earth is Laguna Blanca, Catamarca. There throughout the Saturday offerings are made and there are sports competitions and games. In the same province, in Santa Maria is another place to add to the tributes.
Jujuy is a major center for the worship of Pachamama. Throughout the province is worshiped by performing an ancient ceremony in which offerings are given to land, food, drinks and coca leaves.
The celebration takes on added significance in Purmamarca, Tumbaya, Valle Grande and across the northern Puna region.
In Tucumán, the town of Valley Amaicha in Calchaqui Valley, makes his holding to Pachamama in February, months of the carnival, but it folds up to this celebration in August. In addition, hosts the Museum of Pachamama.
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