Now It Is Pachallampe! Symbolism, Celebration And Memory In The Planting Of Potato In Socoroma, North Of Chile

Abstract

This article shows the ritual practices, meanings and memories expressed in the celebration of the Pachallampe in Socoroma. This, in order to identify and understand the rituals and symbolism deployed by stewards and indigenous community members during the sowing of potato. For this purpose, we have studied the importance of performance, memory, dance and the dramatizations, carrying out a descriptive and interpretative analysis of the celebration, identifying the meanings, associations, identities and cultural appropriations of the Socoromenos, derived from the Hispano-indigenous interactions and their relationship to the antinomic forces of their sacred space.KeywordsAuthor Keywords:Festivity; memory; planting rites; Aymara culture; northern Chile KeyWords Plus:ARICA