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Traditional folk dress during a festival in Bolivia. Bolivia is a country in South America, bordered by Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina to the south, Chile to the west, and Peru to the west. The cultural development of what is now Bolivia is divided into three distinct periods: pre-Columbian, colonial, and republican.
This holiday, religious as well as national, is a celebration of the Eucharist and one of the nation's busiest festivities. It occurs 60 days after Easter. May 1 Labour Day: Dia del trabajo Paid holiday, occurs on Monday if it falls on a Sunday June 21 Aymara New Year: Año Nuevo Andino August 6 Independence Day: Dia de la Patria November 2 All ...
The Carnival of Oruro is a religious and cultural festival in Oruro, Bolivia. Originally an indigenous festival, the celebration later was transformed to incorporate a Christian ritual around the Virgin of Socavón. The carnival is one of UNESCO's Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
The traditions and cultures of the Aymara, Quechua and other groups remain strong in Bolivia, where indigenous people are a majority in a country set in the heart of South America. More from AOL.com:
The following category is for festivals in Bolivia, including arts festivals, fairs, carnivals, religious festivals, and other types. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
During 2009, the city of La Paz was declared Ibero-American Capital of Culture. [2] La Paz celebrated the second most important festival of the Bolivian bicentennial. On 17 November 2020, President Luis Arce promulgated Law No. 1347, also known as the Bolivian Bicentennial Law. In this law, the years 2020 to 2025 were declared as the five-year ...
The largest Alasitas fair (or Alacita, Alacitas, Alasita; Spanish: Feria de las Alasitas) is an annual month-long cultural event starting on 24 January in La Paz, Bolivia.
Pukllay or phukllay (Quechua for to play, play / carnival, [1] other spellings pucllay, pugllay, phujllay, pujhllay, pujllay, puqhllay) is a traditional festival held in the central Andes.