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Inti
Raymi Festival
Location: Cusco
Date: June 24
The Winter Solstice in the southern hemisphere and the
local harvests are the driving force behind the greatest,
most majestic pre-Hispanic ceremony to render homage to
the sun.
Today, the Inti Raymi festival evokes the splendid Inca
ritual of yore, being carefully scripted by Cusco
professors, archaeologists and historians. The central
event is acted out on the esplanade below the imposing
fortress of Sacsayhuamán, 2 km outside the city of Cusco,
easily reached by car or on foot. There, step by step,
thousands of actors enact a long ceremony giving thanks
to the sun god, Inti.
The Inca ruler is borne on a royal litter from the
Koricancha, or Temple of the Sun to the Huacaypata, the
city's main square, where he commands the local
authorities to govern fairly. Then all the participants
set out for Sacsayhuamán, where the ceremony calls for
the sacrifice of two llamas, one black and one white.
The llamas' entrails and fat are handed to a pair of
high priests: the first, the Callpa Ricuy, examines the
intestines to predict what sort of year lies ahead;
while the second priest, the Wupariruj, makes his
predictions based on the smoke that wafts up from the
burning fat.
The high priests' predictions are then interpreted by
the Willac Umo, the lord high priest, who bears the news
to the Inca. Finally, at sunset, the Inca orders all to
withdraw from the site, and the entire city breaks out
into a festivities that will rage for several days.
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