Burnt Offerings
by James Brunker
Title
Burnt Offerings
Artist
James Brunker
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Offerings burn on a ceremonial platform while in the background indigenous people wait for sunrise on June 21st, the winter solstice. The date has long been an important one for the people of the Andes; it is the shortest day of the year in the southern hemisphere and rituals were performed during the night to encourage the return of the sun. The date also marked the end of one agricultural cycle and the start of preparations for a new planting season. In Aymara the festival is known as Willkakuti (literally "Return of the Sun") and the Aymara New Year starts at sunrise.
Photograph © James Brunker. Reproduction, transmission or use in any form (print, website, etc) without prior written permission strictly prohibited.
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August 15th, 2015
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