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This holiday, religious as well as national, is a celebration of the Eucharist and one of the nation's busiest festivities. It occurs 60 days after Easter. May 1. Labor Day. Dia del trabajo. Paid holiday, occurs on Monday if it falls on a Sunday. June 21. Aymara New Year.
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 the Puno Region of Southern Peru [2] which takes place annually on 21 June ...
The Carnival of Oruro is a religious and cultural festival in Oruro, Bolivia. It has been celebrated since the 18th century in the Peruvian virreynato. Originally an indigenous festival, the celebration later was transformed to incorporate a Christian ritual around the Virgin of Socavón.
The celebration is known as Hanal Pixan which means 'food for the souls' in their language. Altars are constructed and decorated with food, drinks, candies, and candles put on them. Bolivia. Día de las Ñatitas ("Day of the Skulls") is a festival celebrated in La Paz, Bolivia, at the beginning of November after the celebrations of All Saints.
The cultural development of what is now Bolivia is divided into three distinct periods: pre-Columbian, colonial, and republican. Important archaeological ruins, gold and silver ornaments, stone monuments, ceramics, and weavings remain from several important pre-Columbian cultures. Major ruins include Tiwanaku, Samaipata, Inkallaqta and Iskanwaya.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Festivals of Bolivia. The main article for this category is List of festivals in Bolivia. The following category is for festivals in Bolivia, including arts festivals, fairs, carnivals, religious festivals, and other types.
Festivals in Bolivia (6 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Public holidays in Bolivia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
e. The largest Alasitas fair (or Alacita, Alacitas, Alasita; Spanish: Feria de las Alasitas) is an annual month-long cultural event starting on 24 January in La Paz, Bolivia. It honours Ekeko, the Aymara god of abundance, and is noted for the giving of miniature items. [1] Other fiestas and ferias throughout Bolivia incorporate alasitas into ...