Basically, what the first chapter (CAPÍTVLO PRIMERO DE LAS FIESTAS,PASQVAS ) is about the Festivals (holidays) and the Easter season, people in
Peru celebrate. Around these times the
people in Peru perform taquies dances
of the Ingas and of the Capac Apoconas (powerful lords), and
also dances from the main Yndios (Indians)
of the kingdoms of Chinchay Suyos, Ande Suyos, Colla Suyos, and Conde Suyos sited
in Peru territory. The dances and songs Peruvian people do at these festivals do
not involve sorcery nor idolaters nor enchantment, instead they only involve joy
and partying (celebrating holidays). If it wasn’t for the drunkenness the
festivals would be better.
The taqui is the ceremonial
dance, the cachiua is the song and
dance they play in a circle, the haylli
are victory songs, the araui is the
song that girls sing and pingollo
(flute) is the part of the song that the boys sing or play. Also in the
festivals they involve the party of the pastors llama miches (flame pastors), the llamaya; the sing of the flame pastors and pachaca farmers, the harauayo
(a chant) and the Collas’s Aymaras songs and dances; quirquina, collina, aymarana. In the pastors festival the girls sing guanca and the boys sing quena
quena (Aymaras songs and dances).
Each of these festivals possess ayllo and
partiality of this kingdom, no one should say anything about these festivals nor
judge them. Also no judge should worry this people by taking away their jobs
and traditions that make them sing and dance among them.
Although Guaman Poma’s participation in the campaigns against religion,
he argues in this chapter and on page 530 the right to keep the festivities,
dances and native processions that have no idolized regarding religion.
I chose this chapter because the traditions
a town or a whole country has it is really important, not just because it is a
fundamental part of the culture but also because it represents where do you
come from and who you are.
