Fiesta de la Alasita

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
tradition
gptkbp:activity Blessing of miniatures
Buying miniatures
gptkbp:associatedWith Hope
Abundance
Syncretism
Good fortune
gptkbp:blessingBy Catholic priests
Aymara yatiris
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Bolivia
gptkbp:date January 24
gptkbp:duration Several weeks
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fiesta de la Alasita
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin gptkb:Aymara
gptkbp:mainFigure gptkb:Ekeko
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:La_Paz
gptkbp:marketLocation gptkb:Plaza_Murillo
Downtown La Paz
gptkbp:meaning Buy me
gptkbp:miniaturesRepresent gptkb:food
gptkb:Cars
gptkb:Jobs
Animals
Education
Love
Wealth
Travel
Money
Health
Tickets
Tools
Diplomas
Houses
Wishes for prosperity
gptkbp:originatedIn 18th century
Aymara ritual
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Catholicism
gptkb:Andean_cosmology
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Chile
gptkb:Ecuador
gptkb:Peru
Other Andean countries
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Intangible Cultural Heritage (since 2017)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bolivian_Americans
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6