Ritual journeys in La Paz during Alasita

UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2017
URL: ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01182
Description: During the ritual journeys in La Paz during Alasita, participants procure ‘good luck’ miniatures associated with Ekeko, the city’s beneficient god of fertility; this is followed by their consecration with Andean ritualists or their blessing by the Catholic Church. The practice promotes social cohesion and intergenerational transmission. Alasita rituals are primarily transmitted naturally within the family, and efforts to safeguard the practice, primarily by civil society, have been continuous. Museum exhibitions have increased awareness of the practice, and municipal contests encourage the production of the miniatures.
Country(ies): Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
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Duration: 00:09:59 - Support: DVD (0118200005)