Pachamama Raymi

The Pachamama Raymi, which means “Festival of Mother Earth”, is an Inca celebration that happens every year on the first week of August. The people of Cusco express their gratitude to Mother Earth for the year's good harvests, which are used for supporting their families. On August 1st, which is the main day of celebration, the farmers are not working the land as to let it rest. The ritual then begins with the offering which consist of supplies that are cooked, as a sigh of respect to the land, and then placed underground as a way of feeding mother earth. Afterwards, an ancient ritual is…