There are two official days off in Bolivia to celebrate Carnival ( parties, parades, water balloons and paint 40 days before Easter) On the second day there is another tradition from the Andean people called “Challar” which comes from the Aymara word meaning “to bless”.
One common element is a table with burning incense filling the atmosphere with smoke! People decorate one’s property (cars, houses, business) and ask the Pachamama (Mother Earth) for her prosperous blessing.
In a few days this same people will attend and carry out all the Catholic practices of Easter; for them is ust another way of cultural expression.
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