The document describes the ceremonies of the Andean New Year where people make offerings to Pachamama, or Mother Earth. Community authorities and residents gather items like coca leaves, flowers, incense, and food and work with a shaman to make offerings in a ceremony giving thanks and asking for blessings in the coming year. They present the items to Pachamama and the mountain gods, often burying them on sacred mountain peaks. Dancing and music are part of expressing gratitude for the blessings of the earth.
The document describes the ceremonies of the Andean New Year where people make offerings to Pachamama, or Mother Earth. Community authorities and residents gather items like coca leaves, flowers, incense, and food and work with a shaman to make offerings in a ceremony giving thanks and asking for blessings in the coming year. They present the items to Pachamama and the mountain gods, often burying them on sacred mountain peaks. Dancing and music are part of expressing gratitude for the blessings of the earth.
The document describes the ceremonies of the Andean New Year where people make offerings to Pachamama, or Mother Earth. Community authorities and residents gather items like coca leaves, flowers, incense, and food and work with a shaman to make offerings in a ceremony giving thanks and asking for blessings in the coming year. They present the items to Pachamama and the mountain gods, often burying them on sacred mountain peaks. Dancing and music are part of expressing gratitude for the blessings of the earth.
Wine In the early morning people wait for the sun. Authorities and people do a special ceremony.
Offering to Pachamama People express their gratitude with dances.
Andean New Year (Pago a la tierra) In the Andean New Year, people make offerings to Pachamama, or Mother Earth. These offerings are ceremonies and are done with a Yatiri, Shaman, Paco or Brujo (witch). The offerings are normally done by the main authorities and the people of the community. Coca leaves, sweets, incense, dried fetuses of animals, cigarettes and wine are collected. During the ceremony, the Paco will drink wine, then give an offering to Pachamama. He will also smoke a cigarette and it will be left burning for the Apus or Gods. Sometimes, after the ceremony, all the items are burnt and then offered to Pachamama. These items are often buried in the sacred Apu.