Holy week is a time for reflection and meditation for those who celebrate this religious festival.
Many of the small villages in Cochabamba, especially in the “Valle Bajo” start the celebration with Holy Thursday. In Charamoco, Itapaya, Parotani and other villages people begin going to the churches at mid-day to help in preparing the altar of Santo Sepulcro. On Holy Friday the devout fast until mid-day and then eat 12 different traditional dishes such as: potatoe soup, Jak’alawa, Sajta de papalizas, Ch’uma de lacayote, Sopa de Pan, Arroz con Leche, Ají de Vainitas y Dulce de frutas. These are based on the traditions of our ancestors.
At midnight on Saturday is the Glory Mass for which people bring a stick or some firewood to light a fire in the door of the church. Finally on Sunday the last day of holy week the family gets together to prepare another traditional plate and drink some chicha.
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