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Jan 7, 2010, 10:32:43 PM1/7/10
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The Inti-Raymi

The Inti Raymi or party of sun " was a religious ceremony of the Inca
Empire in honor of (the god Inti or sun).

An explosion of colors and the music and indigenous traditions in
Sierra north the Inti Raymi or party the sun and cosecha" is one of
the ancient celebrations most important indigenous communities of the
Sierra north of Ecuador. This millennial Tradition remains in Cayambe
and Pedro Moncayo in the province of Pichincha, and Otavalo,
Cotacachi, and Ibarra Antonio Ante in the province of Imbabura. Every
22 June, during the summer solstice, the indigenous communities go to
the Rivers and waterfalls make a ritual sacred to communitarian
So prepare various communities corn based foods such as "Mote", to
"wash" and "chicha" ltima this being a special drink made with the
best varieties of coffee. Food and drinks are very important because
the dancers arrive later the rhythm of ancestral song, led by Aya Uma.
This is a mythological character using a mask with two faces and
twelve horns. The two faces represent night and day, the horns
represent the twelve months of year.
The ceremony but representative makes it him Perú


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