(8 Nov 2024)
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La Paz, Bolivia – 8 November 2024
1. Various of exhumed skulls, known as Ñatitas, decorated with clothing, cigarettes and coca leaves,
2. Ñatita by lit with candles
3. Relatives arranging skulls
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Teodora Mamani, local resident:
"We always have a lot of faith and it brings us good (fortune), but if we lose faith it brings us demise. One or the other thing happens."
5. Ñatitas arranged on table
6. Two babies with decorated skulls next to photos babies before they died
7. Woman praying by skull of her dead husband
8. Various of skulls of a family
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Cecilia Miranda, local resident:
"The souls of my dearests are very, very miraculous. I go to them and ask them faithfully for something good, because they do not redeem bad wishes. They are white souls, souls that help people."
10. Close of skull
11. Woman praying and smoking by ñatitas
12. Wide of mass
13. Priest blessing ñatitas
14. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ariel Herrera, priest:
"We are entrusting them to God’s mercy, so they can rest in peace, so they can see God’s face, and the day that the lord returns they can also resurrect by the grace of the father."
15. Various of Herrera sprinkling faithful and their ñatitas with holy water
16. People marching through cemetery with ñatitas
STORYLINE:
People in Bolivia paid tribute to their dead loved ones on Friday during the annual ‘Ñatitas’ feast at La Paz cemetery.
The tradition celebrates the day of the dead by venerating real skulls of deceased relatives every November 8.
Those living in the Bolivian capital and its surroundings headed to the cemetery on Friday, carrying the skulls of their loved ones which were filled with ornaments, flowers, and other items.
The festivity dates back to ancient Andean peoples.
Ñatitas comes from the Aymara word meaning “flat” or “noseless.”
Devotees attribute to the skulls, which may belong to others or a family member, the mission of guarding their home and fulfilling favours.
The ‘Ñatitas’ closes the celebrations in honour of the dead in Bolivia, one of the most followed and respected dates by the Andean peoples, especially in rural areas and neighbourhoods of the cities.
AP video shot by Carlos Guerrero
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