In
the Aymara culture, it is believed that the universe is formed by
three enormous dimensions: The Alax
Pacha
(which means the heavenly world), which is composed of the Sun, the
Moon, thunder and old wise people. The next dimension is named
Manqha
Pacha
(which means the sinister world). It is believed that, it is in this
dimension where the evil spirits are now but it
hasn't always been like that, as they were also present in the other
two.
Finally,
the third dimension is named Aka
Pacha or Pachamama
(which means literally, “Mother Earth”). She is the safe-keeper
of the Earth, so she gives life. Besides, she is responsible for
communicating the previous levels with one another. For this reason,
it is said that she receives gifts from the Alax Pacha, for example,
the rain, snow, sunshine, and so on. Likewise, she also receives some
catastrophes, for instance, earthquakes, plagues, tsunamis, droughts,
etc.
In the Aymara world, it is
thought that the Alax Pacha and the Manqha Pacha, are always
fighting. Consequently, they are against each other, all the time,
although The Pachamama tries to give peace to the universe. To
achieve this, one day a year, The Pachamama opens the doors of
these three worlds, and she allows the good & evil, the good
spirits and bad spirits to be mixed with the humans.
This
day is known as 'All
Saints' Day'.
It is celebrated on the first of November. Then, it is said that at
twelve o'clock, the doors are opened for everybody who had passed
away and also for all the spirits. Each one of which decides if
they go up or go down to The Aka Pacha.
This trip is supposed to be made
by means of a stair made of bread or also it could be made riding
over a horse made of bread too.
All people who have a relative
that has passed away prepare a special table with some of the
favourite fruit, sweets, dishes, cakes, biscuits and drinks that the
dead person had enjoyed when he or she was still alive.
The
most common food in the tables are t'anta
wawas
(which means boys made of bread). These are especially made when a
family member has passed away. Then, if this person was a girl or
boy, a woman or man, old or young, the family must wear a mask of
the t'anta
wawas to
symbolize the dead person.
In this special ritual, the
“chicha morada” can not be forgotten. It is a typical drink on
'All Saints' Day', which has been made with purple corn. Native
people say that to prepare it, you only have to boil this kind of
corn with some pieces of pineapple, cinnamon branch and some orange
peel for a half and hour with a little sugar.
The
following day, relatives must say goodbye to all the spirits, so
that these spirits
can go back to their worlds. It is believed that at exactly twelve
o'clock the worlds' doors are closed
until the next year.
In
the Aymara culture, it is a well-known fact that if someone dies on
this day, she or he will be able to choose in which world her or his
ajayu
(which means soul) willlive.
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You’ve
been on my mind. I grow fonder every day, Lose myself in
time, Just thinking of your face. God only knows Why it’s
taken me so long To let my doubts
go. You’re the only one that I want.
I don’t know why
I’m scared, I’ve been here before. Every feeling, every
word, I’ve imagined it all. You’ll never know if you never
try To forgive your past and simply
be mine.
I
dare you to let me be your, your one
and only. Promise
I’m worthy
to
hold in your arms. So come on and give me a chance To prove
that I’m the one who can Walk that mile until the end
starts.
If I’ve been on your mind, You hang
on
every word I say, You lose yourself in time at the mention of my
name. Will I ever know how it feels to hold you close? And have
you tell me whichever
road I choose, you’ll go?
I don’t know why I’m
scared, ‘Cause I’ve been here before. Every feeling, every
word, I’ve imagined it all. You’ll never know if you never
try To forgive your past and simply be mine.
I dare you to
let me be your, your one and only. I promise I’m worthy to hold
in your arms. So come on and give me a chance To prove that I’m
the one who can Walk that mile until the end starts.
I know
it ain’t easy, giving up your heart. I know it ain’t easy,
giving up your heart. (Nobody’s perfect, trust me I’ve learned
it.) I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart. (Nobody’s
perfect, trust me I’ve learned it.) I know it ain’t easy,
giving up your heart. I know it ain’t easy, giving up your
heart. I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
So I
dare you to let me be your, your one and only. I promise I’m
worthy to hold in your arms. So come on and give me a chance To
prove that I’m the one who can Walk that mile until the end
starts. Come on and give me a chance To prove that I’m the
one who can Walk that mile until the end starts.
You’ve been on my mind.
I grow fonder every day,
Lose myself in time,
Just thinking of your face.
God only knows
Why it’s taken me so long
To let my doubts go.
You’re the only one that I want.
I don’t know why I’m scared,
I’ve been here before.
Every feeling, every word,
I’ve imagined it all.
You’ll never know if you never try
To forgive your past and simply be mine.
I dare you to let me be your, your one and only.
Promise I’m worthy to hold in your arms.
So come on and give me a chance
To prove that I’m the one who can
Walk that mile until the end starts.
If I’ve been on your mind,
You hang on every word I say,
You lose yourself in time at the mention of my name.
Will I ever know how it feels to hold you close?
And have you tell me whichever road I choose, you’ll go?
I don’t know why I’m scared,
‘Cause I’ve been here before.
Every feeling, every word,
I’ve imagined it all.
You’ll never know if you never try
To forgive your past and simply be mine.
I dare you to let me be your, your one and only.
I promise I’m worthy to hold in your arms.
So come on and give me a chance
To prove that I’m the one who can
Walk that mile until the end starts.
I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
(Nobody’s perfect, trust me I’ve learned it.)
I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
(Nobody’s perfect, trust me I’ve learned it.)
I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
So I dare you to let me be your, your one and only.
I promise I’m worthy to hold in your arms.
So come on and give me a chance
To prove that I’m the one who can
Walk that mile until the end starts.
Come on and give me a chance
To prove that I’m the one who can
Walk that mile until the end starts.
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You’ve been on my mind.
I grow fonder every day,
Lose myself in time,
Just thinking of your face.
God only knows
Why it’s taken me so long
To let my doubts go.
You’re the only one that I want.
I don’t know why I’m scared,
I’ve been here before.
Every feeling, every word,
I’ve imagined it all.
You’ll never know if you never try
To forgive your past and simply be mine.
I dare you to let me be your, your one and only.
Promise I’m worthy to hold in your arms.
So come on and give me a chance
To prove that I’m the one who can
Walk that mile until the end starts.
If I’ve been on your mind,
You hang on every word I say,
You lose yourself in time at the mention of my name.
Will I ever know how it feels to hold you close?
And have you tell me whichever road I choose, you’ll go?
I don’t know why I’m scared,
‘Cause I’ve been here before.
Every feeling, every word,
I’ve imagined it all.
You’ll never know if you never try
To forgive your past and simply be mine.
I dare you to let me be your, your one and only.
I promise I’m worthy to hold in your arms.
So come on and give me a chance
To prove that I’m the one who can
Walk that mile until the end starts.
I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
(Nobody’s perfect, trust me I’ve learned it.)
I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
(Nobody’s perfect, trust me I’ve learned it.)
I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
So I dare you to let me be your, your one and only.
I promise I’m worthy to hold in your arms.
So come on and give me a chance
To prove that I’m the one who can
Walk that mile until the end starts.
Come on and give me a chance
To prove that I’m the one who can
Walk that mile until the end starts.
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You’ve been on my mind.
I grow fonder every day,
Lose myself in time,
Just thinking of your face.
God only knows
Why it’s taken me so long
To let my doubts go.
You’re the only one that I want.
I don’t know why I’m scared,
I’ve been here before.
Every feeling, every word,
I’ve imagined it all.
You’ll never know if you never try
To forgive your past and simply be mine.
I dare you to let me be your, your one and only.
Promise I’m worthy to hold in your arms.
So come on and give me a chance
To prove that I’m the one who can
Walk that mile until the end starts.
If I’ve been on your mind,
You hang on every word I say,
You lose yourself in time at the mention of my name.
Will I ever know how it feels to hold you close?
And have you tell me whichever road I choose, you’ll go?
I don’t know why I’m scared,
‘Cause I’ve been here before.
Every feeling, every word,
I’ve imagined it all.
You’ll never know if you never try
To forgive your past and simply be mine.
I dare you to let me be your, your one and only.
I promise I’m worthy to hold in your arms.
So come on and give me a chance
To prove that I’m the one who can
Walk that mile until the end starts.
I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
(Nobody’s perfect, trust me I’ve learned it.)
I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
(Nobody’s perfect, trust me I’ve learned it.)
I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
I know it ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
So I dare you to let me be your, your one and only.
I promise I’m worthy to hold in your arms.
So come on and give me a chance
To prove that I’m the one who can
Walk that mile until the end starts.
Come on and give me a chance
To prove that I’m the one who can
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In
the Aymara culture, it is believed that the universe is formed by
three enormous dimensions: The Alax
Pacha
(which means the heavenly world), which is composed of the Sun, the
Moon, thunder and old wise people. The next dimension is named
Manqha
Pacha
(which means the sinister world). It is believed that, it is in this
dimension where the evil spirits are now but it
hasn't always been like that, as they were also present in the other
two.
Finally,
the third dimension is named Aka
Pacha or Pachamama
(which means literally, “Mother Earth”). She is the safe-keeper
of the Earth, so she gives life. Besides, she is responsible for
communicating the previous levels with one another. For this reason,
it is said that she receives gifts from the Alax Pacha, for example,
the rain, snow, sunshine, and so on. Likewise, she also receives some
catastrophes, for instance, earthquakes, plagues, tsunamis, droughts,
etc.
The
most common food in the tables are t'anta
wawas
(which means boys made of bread). These are especially made when a
family member has passed away. Then, if this person was a girl or
boy, a woman or man, old or young, the family must wear a mask of
the t'anta
wawas to
symbolize the dead person. 
