Takanakuy

Takanakuy (Quechua for "tae hit ilka ither")^[1] is an annual establishit practice o fechtin fellae communitie members haud on 25 December, bi the indwallers o Chumbivilcas Province, near Cuzco in Peru.^[2] The practice stairtit in Santo Tomás, the caipital o Chumbivilcas, an haes nou spread tae ither villages an ceeties, the prominent yins bein Cuzco an Lima. The festival consists o dancin an o individuals fechtin ilka ither tae settle auld conflicts or seemply tae display thair manhood.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
↑ Peleas rituales: la waylía takanakuy en Santo Tomás. Revista Antropológica. 2012.
↑ "Takanakuy – The Fighting Festival of Peru". Events. Oddity Central. 22 Februar 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
↑ "A traditional holiday fist-fight". Reuters. 27 December 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

[1] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

[2] Peleas rituales: la waylía takanakuy en Santo Tomás. Revista Antropológica. 2012.

[odd-3] "Takanakuy – The Fighting Festival of Peru". Events. Oddity Central. 22 Februar 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

[reu-4] "A traditional holiday fist-fight". Reuters. 27 December 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

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