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    Fiesta de la Cruz

    Bolivia

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    Women hand out Chicha, an alcoholic drink made from corn maize. by: shani Views[416] Women in traditional dress watch the fighting from the sidelines by: shani Views[481] 32 communities fight to spill blood on the earth to ensure a fertile crop by: shani Views[217] A woman holds a cross after being blessed at the local church. by: shani Views[212] The crowd circles the square in the lead up to the festivities. by: shani Views[213]
     

    Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

    Sunday, 23 Oct 2011 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    These images are from Fiesta de la Cruz, Marcha, Bolivia. This is an age old ritual where people from 32 local communities all come together to dance, chant and to fight in order to spill blood on the earth and appease Pacha Mama (Mother nature) to ensure ... Read more >
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