3 DE MAYO ALASITAS FETIVITY

. Alasitas is a festivity of Puno, and

the people go up the hill where
the people buy miniature
objects, cars houses, money, is a
tradition to buy your land and
put all the purchased objects so
that it is fulfilled within the year,
it’s known as challachi (is
pouring drinks over offerings or
new objects that are acquired),
until before six, in the afternoon.

There is a character also called

the EKEKO, in popular culture he
attracts luck and prosperity.
I´s usually surrounded by a lot of

LET´S UNDERSTAND!
Understand – exercise

Write a, b or c
What day is alasitas day celebrated?
a. 5 de mayo b. 3 de abril c. 3 de mayo

Who is the Ekeko in the festivity?

a. A animal b. A person c. A character
Answer True (T) or false (F) as appropriate.

Peolple must shop until 7pm. In the afternoon

The people go up the hill to buy their objects.

The Ekeko bring bad luck and less prosperity

The people o Piura are the ones who celebrates this festival

ANSWER DE QUESTION:
1. What do people buy on this festivity?

2. What objects is the Ekeko surrounded by?

3. What is Challachi?

4. What attracts akekko?