Revaluation of the Kichwa as a tool for intercultural coexistence
On September 20, at the Walter Auquilla auditorium of the La Asunción Educational Unit, a keynote speech was held on the agricultural cycle addressed to the students of the University of Azuay by the Quilloac Higher Pedagogical Institute and the La Asunción Educational Unit.
The words of welcome were given by Eliana Bojorque, Rector of La Asunción, who thanked the presence and interest of young people in the cultural rituals and traditions of our ancestors.
The floor was immediately given to Daniel Fajardo, Rector of the Quilloac Higher Pedagogical Institute, to greet those present and explain the purpose of the alliance between the aforementioned educational institutions.
"All these celebrations are the best expression of what human beings should share and thus connect with our Pachamama and start this time of fertility and a new birth," said Fajardo.
Following the words of Fajardo, Ana María Duran, Director of Linking of the Faculty of Philosophy, spoke detailing the results of previous participation in traditional ceremonies and the importance of integrating young people into the Kichwa culture:
“This project aims to rescue the Kichwa language, the Andean worldview and the tradition of our ancestors. That is why we carry out the Raymis celebrations to document them and use them in anthropology chairs. ”
Then the keynote speech was presented by Andrés Quindi, Vice Chancellor of the Quilloac Higher Pedagogical Institute, who presented data on the Cañari culture and Kichwa-Spanish translations of ceremonial poems.
Finally, a video was presented to the attendees that consisted of the previous Raymis documentation made by the School of Communication, and it was anticipated that the same documentation will be made with the two missing ones.
At the end of the program, the students and managers went to the covered patio to be part of the Kylla Raymi, a ceremony that celebrates the woman and thanks the Pachamama, as well as the sun, the earth and the moon for the abundance.
At the end of the program, the students and managers went to the covered patio to be part of the Kylla Raymi, a ceremony that celebrates the woman and thanks the Pachamama, as well as the sun, the earth and the moon for the abundance.
