Willkakuti
Aymara winter solstice celebration
Willkakuti[1] (Aymara for Return of the Sun), Machaq Mara (Aymara for New Year), Mara T'aqa, Jach'a Laymi or Pacha Kuti[2] (in Spanish named Año Nuevo Andino Amazónico (Andean-Amazonic New Year)) is an Aymara celebration in Bolivia, Chile[3] and the Puno Region of Southern Peru[2] which takes place annually on 21 June, commemorating the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.
It was declared a national holiday in Bolivia in 2009 by the government of Evo Morales.[4] In 2013, when the year 5521 of the Aymara calendar was marked, Willkakuti was celebrated in more than 200 places, among them Inkallaqta, Inka Raqay, Samaypata and Uyuni.[5] Its major celebration hub is Tiwanaku.
See also
- Inti Punku (Gate of the Sun)
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas
- Inti Raymi
- Tiwanaku
References
- ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ a b "Mensaje por la celebración del Año Nuevo Andino 2012". regionpuno.gob.pe. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ^ "Machaq Mara". Municipality of Pozo Almonte. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ^ "Bolivia: Decreto Supremo Nº 173, 17 de junio de 2009". LexiVox. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "El Willkakuti traspasa fronteras". Viceministerio de Turismo. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
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- New Year's Day (Gregorian, Julian)
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