Smudging in the Ceremony

Smudging in the Ceremony

This morning, early, Cuzco sprouted yellow confetti. It seems to be everywhere, a trail of yellow around the edge of houses and buildings. It is the Day of the Pachamama, the Lady of the Earth or Earth Mother, a time when people bless their houses and businesses by making the festive offering of yellow. Others will make an entire “payment” (pago) to the earth in a ritual meal that they burn so she can enjoy its smoke and be fed. Read the rest of this entry

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