Last weekend my host family helped host a community party celebrating the harvest and giving thanks for all the bounty of the year...it is a celebration deep rooted in indigenous traditions with Catholic influence around every corner. It is also a small representation of the famous Tinku festivals where traditional rival communities fight to the death. That does not occur in Huari, there is a fine if violence occurs, but one famous community in Northern Potosi apparently still practices this rivalry and unfortunately has attracted many tourists. Anyways, the activities consist of each of the 6 communities that consist of my small town dancing in the streets in what they call groups of comparsas. These comparsas visit various homes in the community where we were served plates of food, drink, and finished with a blessing of the household. At the end of the day, all 6 comparsas make a show trying to out-play their zampoña instruments, or out-dance the other groups, while people avoid any real confrontation...here in Huari, it is all fun. And then you get up the next day and do it all again. Almost all parties are 2 complete days. I`ve attached a link with pictures...and sorry, the video wouldn`t load, so you`ll have to imagine the music and dancing. Happy Mother`s Day to all mothers!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16952202@N06/?saved=1
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que colores!!!
you look like a very good Bolivian in your pics. Also, the pic with you and the lady walking down the road....an awesome picture, it's how i picture you're life there. i'm framing it.
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