Pachamama Raymi
Pachamama Raymi (Quechua Pachamama Mother Earth, raymi feast,[1] "Mother Earth feast") is a ceremony held annually on August 1 in Ecuador and Peru.
Location[edit]
Ecuador[edit]
In Ecuador, the feast is celebrated in the Zamora-Chinchipe Province.[2]
Peru[edit]
In Peru it takes place in the Ccatca District of the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, on August 1.[3]
Other uses of the expression[edit]
Pachamama Raymi also refers to a methodology to generate widespread prosperity in areas of extreme poverty. The methodology was developed since 1988 in Cusco, Peru.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ zamora-chinchipe.gob.ec "Zamora-Chinchipe presenta su fiesta de Pachamama Raymi en Cuenca" (in Spanish), retrieved on February 15, 2014
- ^ "FIESTA DEL PACHAMAMA RAYMI". mincetur. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "Pachamama Raymi Forestry and sustainable development on a large scale". Pachamama Raymi. Retrieved 2023-08-09.