Feast of Las Natitas in Bolivia
09.11.2016

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - NOVEMBER 8: A group of people march with some skulls of relatives outside the general cemetery during the festivity of the "Ñatitas" in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2016. Festival takes place just one week after All Saints’ Day, where Aymara´s people decorate skulls of deceased loved ones with flowers, offering them food, drink, cigarettes, and prayers for protection. ( Marcelo Perez Del Carpio - Anadolu Agency )

Feast of Las Natitas in Bolivia
Fotoğraf: Marcelo Perez Del Carpio

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - NOVEMBER 8: A woman share cigarettes to another woman while the family and musicians are praying to the skulls at the general cemetery during the festivity of the "Ñatitas" in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2016. Festival takes place just one week after All Saints’ Day, where Aymara´s people decorate skulls of deceased loved ones with flowers, offering them food, drink, cigarettes, and prayers for protection and prosperity. The origins of the tradition are unknown, but it is believed it date from Pre-Columbian times. ( Marcelo Perez Del Carpio - Anadolu Agency )

Feast of Las Natitas in Bolivia
Fotoğraf: Marcelo Perez Del Carpio

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - NOVEMBER 8: A group of skull are seen at the general cemetery during the festivity of the "Ñatitas" in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2016. Festival takes place just one week after All Saints’ Day, where Aymara´s people decorate skulls of deceased loved ones with flowers, offering them food, drink, cigarettes, and prayers for protection and prosperity. The origins of the tradition are unknown, but it is believed it date from Pre-Columbian times. ( Marcelo Perez Del Carpio - Anadolu Agency )

Feast of Las Natitas in Bolivia
Fotoğraf: Marcelo Perez Del Carpio

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - NOVEMBER 8: A skull remains on the ground inside a glass box at the general cemetery during the festivity of the "Ñatitas" in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2016. Festival takes place just one week after All Saints’ Day, where Aymara´s people decorate skulls of deceased loved ones with flowers, offering them food, drink, cigarettes, and prayers for protection. ( Marcelo Perez Del Carpio - Anadolu Agency )

Feast of Las Natitas in Bolivia
Fotoğraf: Marcelo Perez Del Carpio

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - NOVEMBER 8: A family share food and coca surrounding the skull of a relative at the general cemetery during the festivity of the "Ñatitas" in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2016. Festival takes place just one week after All Saints’ Day, where Aymara´s people decorate skulls of deceased loved ones with flowers, offering them food, drink, cigarettes, and prayers for protection and prosperity. The origins of the tradition are unknown, but it is believed it date from Pre-Columbian times. ( Marcelo Perez Del Carpio - Anadolu Agency )

Feast of Las Natitas in Bolivia
Fotoğraf: Marcelo Perez Del Carpio

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - NOVEMBER 8: A skull is exhibitedat the general cemetery during the festivity of the "Ñatitas" in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2016. Festival takes place just one week after All Saints’ Day, where Aymara´s people decorate skulls of deceased loved ones with flowers, offering them food, drink, cigarettes, and prayers for protection and prosperity. The origins of the tradition are unknown, but it is believed it date from Pre-Columbian times. ( Marcelo Perez Del Carpio - Anadolu Agency )

Feast of Las Natitas in Bolivia
Fotoğraf: Marcelo Perez Del Carpio

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - NOVEMBER 8: A skull is exhibited at the general cemetery during the festivity of the "Ñatitas" in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2016. Festival takes place just one week after All Saints’ Day, where Aymara´s people decorate skulls of deceased loved ones with flowers, offering them food, drink, cigarettes, and prayers for protection and prosperity. The origins of the tradition are unknown, but it is believed it date from Pre-Columbian times. ( Marcelo Perez Del Carpio - Anadolu Agency )

Feast of Las Natitas in Bolivia
Fotoğraf: Marcelo Perez Del Carpio

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - NOVEMBER 8: A woman left a crown of flowers as offer into a mass grave at the general cemetery during the festivity of the "Ñatitas" in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2016. Festival takes place just one week after All Saints’ Day, where Aymara´s people decorate skulls of deceased loved ones with flowers, offering them food, drink, cigarettes, and prayers for protection and prosperity. The origins of the tradition are unknown, but it is believed it date from Pre-Columbian times. ( Marcelo Perez Del Carpio - Anadolu Agency )

Feast of Las Natitas in Bolivia
Fotoğraf: Marcelo Perez Del Carpio

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - NOVEMBER 8: A man is carrying a wood box with skulls at the general cemetery during the festivity of the "Ñatitas" in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2016. Festival takes place just one week after All Saints’ Day, where Aymara´s people decorate skulls of deceased loved ones with flowers, offering them food, drink, cigarettes, and prayers for protection and prosperity. The origins of the tradition are unknown, but it is believed it date from Pre-Columbian times. ( Marcelo Perez Del Carpio - Anadolu Agency )

Feast of Las Natitas in Bolivia
Fotoğraf: Marcelo Perez Del Carpio

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - NOVEMBER 8: A group of skulls are exhibited for people may pray to their souls for help at the general cemetery during the festivity of the "Ñatitas" in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2016. Festival takes place just one week after All Saints’ Day, where Aymara´s people decorate skulls of deceased loved ones with flowers, offering them food, drink, cigarettes, and prayers for protection and prosperity. The origins of the tradition are unknown, but it is believed it date from Pre-Columbian times. ( Marcelo Perez Del Carpio - Anadolu Agency )

Feast of Las Natitas in Bolivia
Fotoğraf: Marcelo Perez Del Carpio

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - NOVEMBER 8: A fortune teller places skulls at the general cemetery for people may pray to their souls for help during the festivity of the "Ñatitas" in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2016. Festival takes place just one week after All Saints’ Day, where Aymara´s people decorate skulls of deceased loved ones with flowers, offering them food, drink, cigarettes, and prayers for protection and prosperity. The origins of the tradition are unknown, but it is believed it date from Pre-Columbian times. ( Marcelo Perez Del Carpio - Anadolu Agency )

Feast of Las Natitas in Bolivia
Fotoğraf: Marcelo Perez Del Carpio

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - NOVEMBER 8: Skulls are being displayed at the general cemetery during the festivity of the "Ñatitas" in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2016. Festival takes place just one week after All Saints’ Day, where Aymara´s people decorate skulls of deceased loved ones with flowers, offering them food, drink, cigarettes, and prayers for protection and prosperity. The origins of the tradition are unknown, but it is believed it date from Pre-Columbian times. ( Marcelo Perez Del Carpio - Anadolu Agency )

Feast of Las Natitas in Bolivia
Fotoğraf: Marcelo Perez Del Carpio

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - NOVEMBER 8: An indigenous woman stares at the graves at the general cemetery during the festivity of the "Ñatitas" in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2016. Festival takes place just one week after All Saints’ Day, where Aymara´s people decorate skulls of deceased loved ones with flowers, offering them food, drink, cigarettes, and prayers for protection and prosperity. The origins of the tradition are unknown, but it is believed it date from Pre-Columbian times. ( Marcelo Perez Del Carpio - Anadolu Agency )

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