About Quyllurit'i
Quyllurit'i or Qoyllur Rit'i (Quechua: quyllu rit'i 'bright white snow', from quyllu 'bright white' and rit'i 'snow') is a syncretic religious festival held annually at the Sinakara Valley in the southern highlands Cusco Region of Peru. Local indigenous people of the Andes know this festival as a native celebration of the stars. In particular they celebrate the reappearance of the Pleiades constellation, known in Quechua as Qullqa, or 'Storehouse', and associated with the upcoming harvest and New Year. The Pleiades disappears from view in April and reappears in June. The new year is marked by.
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