Day of the Dead
From November 1-2 Peru pays dedication to the dead by holding the Day of the Dead ceremony. On this day the people of Peru go to the cemetery of a lost loved one or friend and give them a tribute of food flowers or drinks and place it on their grave. This ceremony is a custom that has been going on for ages and is considered very sacred. In the town of La Arena in the province of Piura the entire town and surrounding populous gathers in the town center. All the children of the area dress in their best Sunday clothes and this is where something neat happens. If someone who has lost a friend or family member thinks one of the children resembles their deceased they give them treats like sweets, candied coconuts and sweet potatoes, or they give them small bread rolls. There are also sweets wrapped in very nice bags and they are called, “angels”. For the rest of the night the relatives and friends hold a candlelight service for the lost until the next morning. In some areas instead of the sweets being wrapped in the bags it is the breadrolls which are made to look like baby children.
Friday, December 15, 2006
Current Event #2
Warachicuy
The Warachicuy, a traditional ceremony in which the Inca Empire would hold when it was necessary to go to war. The ceremony was considered a very sacred procedure and held only when there was a battle. Now it is held annually on the third sunday of September (this year it was on the 17) where 1,500 musicians, dancers and artists show the music and folklore of the traditional Warachicuy. Through out the ceremony people sell traditional food and drink of the Inca era. The most traditional part of the ceremony is when one thousand warriors charge forward trying to gain control of a large fortress. This is the sign that the Warachicuy has begun. The ceremony goes in three steps, the Ritual stage, the competitive stage, and the festive or war dance stage. After completing the series of tests the man would receive gift. These tests were a series of athletic tests and many battles or competitions. The prize in the traditional Warachicuy was a Wara, also called a breechcloth. The breechcloth is a symbol that says the man can now marry and is officially part of the Inca army, as well as an Inca citizenship. But the main goal behind Warachicuy is that the men show that they will serve the Inca Empire well and that they are capable of being powerful warriors.
The Warachicuy, a traditional ceremony in which the Inca Empire would hold when it was necessary to go to war. The ceremony was considered a very sacred procedure and held only when there was a battle. Now it is held annually on the third sunday of September (this year it was on the 17) where 1,500 musicians, dancers and artists show the music and folklore of the traditional Warachicuy. Through out the ceremony people sell traditional food and drink of the Inca era. The most traditional part of the ceremony is when one thousand warriors charge forward trying to gain control of a large fortress. This is the sign that the Warachicuy has begun. The ceremony goes in three steps, the Ritual stage, the competitive stage, and the festive or war dance stage. After completing the series of tests the man would receive gift. These tests were a series of athletic tests and many battles or competitions. The prize in the traditional Warachicuy was a Wara, also called a breechcloth. The breechcloth is a symbol that says the man can now marry and is officially part of the Inca army, as well as an Inca citizenship. But the main goal behind Warachicuy is that the men show that they will serve the Inca Empire well and that they are capable of being powerful warriors.
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