Pukllay or phukllay ( Quechua for to play, play / carnival, other spellings pucllay, pugllay, phujllay, pujhllay, pujllay, puqhllay ) is a traditional festival held in the central Andes . The word "play" refers to either the clouds or the blossoms "playing" in the winds at the end of the rainy season and thus harvesting time. The Bolivian Pukllay is connected to the Christian carnival and the celebration of a battle won over the Spaniards – hence the appropriation of the Spanish helmets and spurs one can still see in the ritual dance.
2-646: In March 2011, Bolivia nominated the Pukllay festival in Tarabuco (including the Ayarichi dance of the Yampara people) to UNESCO for World Heritage recognition as part of the cultural and intangible heritage of humanity. This Bolivia -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This festival -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tarabuco Tarabuco
4-571: Is a Bolivian town in the department of Chuquisaca , capital of the Yamparáez Province and its first section, Tarabuco Municipality . It is best known as the home of the Yampara culture. Its people host the Pujllay festival in March each year. Members of the local indigenous community gather for Mass, parade in their colorful traditional costumes, drink plenty of chicha , and celebrate. Each Sunday,
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