Willkakuti
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 in the Southern Peru[2] which commemorates the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.
It was declared a national holiday in Bolivia in 2010 by the government of Evo Morales, despite opposition from the Christian right in Bolivia. 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.[4] 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.
- ^ "El Willkakuti traspasa fronteras". Viceministerio de Turismo. Retrieved May 18, 2014.