each passing year, more abrupt changes seen on the feast of All Saints, according to our traditions that mark the arrival of our Ajayus, at noon on November 1, tired and hungry after touring the world beyond.
To quench their thirst, every house should be expected with a glass of water to quench their hunger to prepare the dishes that were on the preference of those, who today dwell on the hereafter. Water is the lifeblood of life in Aymara myths, the ajayu, on the road that runs into the beyond, you should avoid touching water, touching, this comes back to life.
According to our traditions, the bereaved families await ajayus for three years, the first year preparing a grave in which to place all of the preference of the deceased during his lifetime. This involves, fruits, cakes, sardines, milk, coca, cigarettes, t'ant'awawas, viscochuelos, roasted, whistle, vegetables, rabbits, roosters, etc.
This is according to the social status of each family, the trouble with this is that little by little introducing foreign customs such as Halloween, today is almost normal to see in the tombs, pumpkins that are part of the Celtic culture, which gradually becomes part of the feast of the dead in Todos Santos. This practice is even in tombs in indigenous communities. Are the same Indians who are these foreign customs as they move en masse in this dates to the cities and towns to be prayed and get t'ant'awawas.
Still some customs remain intact in indigenous communities, as is to be served a bowl of chili (Wheat Noodles) on the grave of a loved one, as we see in the pictures, we see that there is a huge difference town and country, the commercialized city, where family members, offering everything even serenaded with music bands.
November 2 from noon, the dead return to the past and for the release of souls, they go to the cemeteries, where they bounce off the ajayus, in many places, the mourners return from the cemetery dancing.
In indigenous communities, there is another very special day it is extremely important, and this deeper relationship with ajayus, is in late November, which unfortunately for the religious syncretism is camouflaged with the feast of St. Andrew. On this date come the mourners to cemeteries to pray for their dead, mainly in indigenous communities, a bowl of chili or a j'allpa (mashed potatoes in soup). This ancient practice is pre-Hispanic, so in 1571 Ordegardo Polo stated "It is commonplace to see the Indians secretly dig up their dead in the cemeteries ... .. to give them food and drink in his day and then they drink, dance and sing ". This indicates that this date was the most important for indigenous peoples, apart from being connected to the Ajuy, was directly linked to agricultural rituals.
A day in which only the name was called Todos Santos, and going to have more components of Halloween, or a name will emerge from this process of symbiosis, only time will tell, but in the Andes, they remain unchanged tradition of going to the cemetery at the end of November, which coincides with the feast of St. Andrew, where he dared not approach Halloween.
To quench their thirst, every house should be expected with a glass of water to quench their hunger to prepare the dishes that were on the preference of those, who today dwell on the hereafter. Water is the lifeblood of life in Aymara myths, the ajayu, on the road that runs into the beyond, you should avoid touching water, touching, this comes back to life.
According to our traditions, the bereaved families await ajayus for three years, the first year preparing a grave in which to place all of the preference of the deceased during his lifetime. This involves, fruits, cakes, sardines, milk, coca, cigarettes, t'ant'awawas, viscochuelos, roasted, whistle, vegetables, rabbits, roosters, etc.
This is according to the social status of each family, the trouble with this is that little by little introducing foreign customs such as Halloween, today is almost normal to see in the tombs, pumpkins that are part of the Celtic culture, which gradually becomes part of the feast of the dead in Todos Santos. This practice is even in tombs in indigenous communities. Are the same Indians who are these foreign customs as they move en masse in this dates to the cities and towns to be prayed and get t'ant'awawas.
Still some customs remain intact in indigenous communities, as is to be served a bowl of chili (Wheat Noodles) on the grave of a loved one, as we see in the pictures, we see that there is a huge difference town and country, the commercialized city, where family members, offering everything even serenaded with music bands.
November 2 from noon, the dead return to the past and for the release of souls, they go to the cemeteries, where they bounce off the ajayus, in many places, the mourners return from the cemetery dancing.
In indigenous communities, there is another very special day it is extremely important, and this deeper relationship with ajayus, is in late November, which unfortunately for the religious syncretism is camouflaged with the feast of St. Andrew. On this date come the mourners to cemeteries to pray for their dead, mainly in indigenous communities, a bowl of chili or a j'allpa (mashed potatoes in soup). This ancient practice is pre-Hispanic, so in 1571 Ordegardo Polo stated "It is commonplace to see the Indians secretly dig up their dead in the cemeteries ... .. to give them food and drink in his day and then they drink, dance and sing ". This indicates that this date was the most important for indigenous peoples, apart from being connected to the Ajuy, was directly linked to agricultural rituals.
A day in which only the name was called Todos Santos, and going to have more components of Halloween, or a name will emerge from this process of symbiosis, only time will tell, but in the Andes, they remain unchanged tradition of going to the cemetery at the end of November, which coincides with the feast of St. Andrew, where he dared not approach Halloween.
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