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Traditions of Oruro

6 traditions tied to Oruro.

🇧🇴 Potosí, BoliviaTinku A ritual combat and dance from northern Potosí, Bolivia, honoring Pachamama through ceremonial fighting and performance.Festival

🇧🇴 Oruro, Bolivia and 3 moreMorenada A Bolivian folk dance featuring heavy masks and rattling instruments, performed in festivals across the Andes.Performance

🇧🇴 Oruro, BoliviaCarnival of OruroEl carnaval de Oruro A Bolivian festival of masked pilgrimage dances honoring the Virgin of the MineshaftFestival

🇧🇴 Oruro, Bolivia and 3 moreDiabladaDanza de los Diablos An Andean masked dance depicting a battle between devils and the Archangel MichaelPerformance

🇵🇦 Las Tablas, Panama and 2 morePollera A handmade skirt and outfit worn in Panama, Bolivia and Peru, and a marker of identityDress

🇧🇴 La Paz, Bolivia and 1 moreEkekoIqiqu A small figurine of abundance kept in Andean homes and carried at the Alasitas fair to invite prosperity.Spiritual

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Carnival of Oruro: Pame82s, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Diablada: Elemaki, CC BY 3.0, source
Tinku: CassandraW1, CC BY 2.0, source
Morenada: Alfredobi, CC BY 3.0, source
Pollera: Pedro Szekely, CC BY 2.0, source
Ekeko: Ciudades, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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