When water dances: fertility, excitement and resilience in the peruvian Andes
This article deals with the importance of feasting and dancing for Andamarquinos, especially the Water Festival or Yaku Raymi, the biggest celebration in the small town of Andamarca in the Peruvian Andes. On this occasion the dance is itself an offering to Pachamama, the Apus, the ancestors and the...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
2018
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| Online Access: | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/proa/article/view/17582 |
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| Summary: | This article deals with the importance of feasting and dancing for Andamarquinos, especially the Water Festival or Yaku Raymi, the biggest celebration in the small town of Andamarca in the Peruvian Andes. On this occasion the dance is itself an offering to Pachamama, the Apus, the ancestors and the saints, so that there will be more water and thus the agricultural year will be fertile. It is also the ideal moment to make specific offerings to the waters (rivers, lakes, and eyes of water), recognizing their importance; and when, one could say, water itself dances. From this perspective, two performances stand out: the danzantes de tijeras and the ñawin, whose bodies, in both cases, stand out for their resistance |
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| ISSN: | 2175-6015 |
