US EditionPhotos of Bolivians Ushering in the Andean New Year 5533 with Sunrise Celebrations
- Aymara Indigenous people celebrated the Andean New Year 5533 in El Alto, Bolivia, by holding up their hands to welcome the first rays of sunlight on June 21, 2025.
- Celebrations included offerings to Pachamama and a bonfire where an Andean religious leader sprinkled liquor during the celebration.
- The Andean New Year celebration is rooted in pre-Hispanic culture and is aligned with the Southern Hemisphere's winter solstice.
- Many Bolivians gathered in El Alto to mark the start of the agricultural calendar.
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Photos of Bolivians ushering in the Andean New Year 5533 with sunrise celebrations
EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivians gathered in the mountains and city viewpoints to celebrate the Andean New Year, a tradition rooted in pre-Hispanic culture and aligned with the southern hemisphere’s winter solstice.
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Independent EspañolAssociated Press EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — Thousands of Bolivians flocked to the surrounding mountains and city lookouts early Saturday to welcome the first rays of the sun in celebration of the Andean New Year, a traditional holiday dating back to ancient pre-Hispanic peoples that coincides with the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. According to popular belief, pilgrimages to sacred sites in the mountains to pay offerings to Pachamama, …
Photos of Bolivians ushering in the Andean New Year 5533 with sunrise celebrations - The Morning Sun
EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivians gathered in the mountains and city viewpoints to celebrate the Andean New Year, a tradition rooted in pre-Hispanic culture and aligned with the southern hemisphere’s winter solstice. The festival involves offerings to Pachamama (Mother Earth) and welcoming the sun’s first rays to receive new energy and mark the start of the agricultural calendar. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
With the dawn of June 21st, the population of the Andean highlands participate massively in the celebration of the Andean New Year, an ancestral event that marks the rebirth of nature and the beginning of a new agricultural cycle.The Andean New Year 5,533 is commemorated with the highest zones in the capitals of provinces and districts of the Puno region, with the participation of authorities and the population, accompanied by melodies of sikuri…
In the early hours of today’s Saturday 21, from the top of Mount Chastudal, in the district Gregorio Albarracín; farmers in the company of the district mayor Niel Zavala, thanked Mother Earth for the good harvest and called for prosperity in future crops and activities in Valle Nuevo that concentrates in the jurisdiction the production of fruit, vegetables and derivatives of more food than entrepreneurs have also been able to work. The ceremony …
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