The Inti Raymi is a traditional religious ceremony that takes place across the Andes region in honour of the god Inti, the most revered deity in the Inca religion. Today, the Cochas community in Angochagua, high in the Ecuadorian Andes, still gather around the summer solstice to celebrate these traditions and thank Inti for the harvest.
The Inti Raymi festival is a celebration of the sun god — 'Inti' meaning sun god and 'Raymi' meaning festival. It takes place around June 21st, to celebrate the summer solstice and the Andean New Year.Diablo Huma is a central personality to the Inti Raymi and tends to be portrayed by the dancer leading the parade. The two faces of his mask represent the duality of day and night, bad and good, the sun and the moon.
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