BOLIVIA TRADITIONS
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Rabbits, Aymara, Catholic prayers highlight Bolivian festival of abundance
La Paz, Jan 24 (EFE).- Andean rituals, Chinese amulets and Catholic blessings marked Tuesday’s start of Bolivia’s Alasita festival where…
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Bolivia worships human skulls, forgotten souls with candles, coca
By Yolanda Salazar La Paz, Nov 8 (EFE).- The La Paz General Cemetery filled Tuesday with “ñatitas,” the human skulls…
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Bolivian museum showcases diverse depictions of Andean god of plenty
By Gina Baldivieso La Paz, Jan 29 (EFE).- Ekeko, the Andean god of abundance, is the star of an exhibit…
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Bolivia’s Alasitas festival draws large crowds of believers despite pandemic
By Gabriel Romano La Paz, Jan 24 (EFE).- The ritual journeys during the Alasitas festival, inscribed in 2017 on UNESCO’s…
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The cult of ‘ñatitas’ returns to La Paz cemetery
By Gina Baldivieso La Paz, Nov 8 (EFE).- Jesusa, Rayitas and Lucas are some of the “ñatitas,” or human skulls,…
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Inca girl mummy named Saphi in Bolivian ritual
La Paz, Aug 9 (EFE).- An Inca girl mummy was officially named Saphi on Monday during an Andean sutiyaqi, or…
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Bolivia’s month of Pachamama begins with ancestral rituals
By Gina Baldivieso El Alto, Bolivia, Aug 1 (EFE).- Bolivians on Sunday began the month dedicated to Pachamama, or Mother…
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Bolivians celebrate subdued Andean New Year amid pandemic
La Paz, Jun 21 (EFE).- Bolivians on Monday raised their hands to the first rays of sunlight in celebration of…
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