Llama Ch'uyay

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Llama Ch'uyay

July 31

The Llama Ch'uyay in Sonqo, Bolivia, near La Paz, is the ritual in which llamas are made to drink a "medicine." The llamas are gathered together in a corral and, one at a time, they are forced to drink bottles of hampi, a concoction made from chicha and trago (two kinds of liquor), sugar, barley mash, soup broth, and special herbs. A large male may consume more than five bottles, while baby llamas usually drink only half a bottle. Three bottles is considered a normal dose. After the animals drink their medicine, they are decorated with colored tassels made out of yarn. After the feeding, people may also toss more chicha onto the animals. A similar ritual is performed for horses on July 25, the feast of Santiago ( see St. James's Day).

SOURCES:
FolkWrldHol-1999, p. 481

Celebration day: Jul 31

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