Andean ritual calendar
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The Andean ritual calendar is a traditional system of timekeeping that organizes religious ceremonies, agricultural cycles, and cosmological observances in Andean cultures.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inca calendar | 1 |
| Inca pilgrimage traditions | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andean cultural practice
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ritual calendar ⓘ traditional timekeeping system ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Andean cosmology
NERFINISHED
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reciprocity with nature ⓘ sacred time ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
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Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeityType |
earth deities
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mountain deities ⓘ water deities ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Aymara people
NERFINISHED
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Quechua people NERFINISHED ⓘ other Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
lunar cycles
ⓘ
seasonal changes in the Andes ⓘ solar cycles ⓘ |
| continuity |
adapted in post-colonial period
ⓘ
pre-Columbian origins ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
maintaining social cohesion
ⓘ
preserving Indigenous knowledge ⓘ regulating ritual obligations ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coordinating community festivals
ⓘ
scheduling harvest rituals ⓘ scheduling planting rituals ⓘ structuring offerings to deities and sacred places ⓘ |
| integrates |
cosmology and daily life
ⓘ
religious practice and agriculture ⓘ |
| organizes |
agricultural cycles
ⓘ
cosmological observances ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
agricultural calendar
ⓘ
ritual year ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
anthropology
ⓘ
ethnoastronomy ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| timeScale |
monthly or lunar phases
ⓘ
seasonal periods ⓘ yearly cycle ⓘ |
| transmittedBy |
oral tradition
ⓘ
ritual specialists ⓘ |
| usedFor |
organizing pilgrimage dates
ⓘ
predicting favorable times for agricultural work ⓘ timing communal labor obligations ⓘ |
| usedIn | Andean cultures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Inca calendar
this entity surface form:
Inca pilgrimage traditions