Tinku “Punch Your Neighbor” Festival
Nothing makes people do crazier things than tradition. We’ll put on costumes, decorate trees, or sing on command. And we do it all for no other reason than that people have always done it.
Just how far will people go? Here’s five insane yet awesome traditional festivals and ceremonies that prove people will do just about any damned thing in the name of tradition
Where: Bolivia, particularly Potosi and Macha.
What: Each May, high up in the Bolivian Andes mountains, thousands descend on the small city of Macha to partake in the traditional Tinku Festival. Tinku is a Quechua word meaning an encounter or a meeting, though when you take into account what actually happens at the festival, it should translate to “batter the fuck out of someone.
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