Nguillatun

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Nguillatun is a central Mapuche religious ceremony involving communal prayer, offerings, and traditional performances to seek harmony with spiritual forces and ensure collective well-being.

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Nguillatun canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mapuche religious ceremony
communal prayer ceremony
indigenous ritual
associatedWith Mapuche cosmology
Mapudungun language
agrarian cycles
category Mapuche mythology
surface form: Mapuche rituals

indigenous ceremonies of the Americas
culture Mapuche culture
frequency periodic
goal maintaining balance between humans and nature
securing good harvests
seeking protection from misfortune
hasAspect renewal of social bonds
supplication
thanksgiving
hasSpiritualFocus Ngenechen
ancestors
nature spirits
includes communal prayer
feasting
offerings
ritual dances
ritual songs
traditional performances
mainPurpose ensuring collective well-being
seeking harmony with spiritual forces
performedBy community members
lonko
machi
performedIn southern Chile
southwestern Argentina
practicedBy Mapuche people
religion Mapuche religion
ritualSpace ceremonial field
socialFunction community cohesion
reinforcement of Mapuche identity
timeSpan multi-day ceremony
transmittedBy oral tradition
uses drums
kultrun
sacred flags
traditional Mapuche dress

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Mapuche people ritual Nguillatun