Bolivia's Alasitas festival lets people buy miniature dreams

rfi.fr (Ukrainian)

Bolivia's Alasitas festival, a tradition dating back centuries, is underway, where people purchase miniature items symbolizing their dreams. The festival, which began on January 24th in La Paz and other cities, features thousands of stalls selling tiny houses, cars, money, and passports, reflecting a belief that visualizing desires in miniature can help manifest them. Alasitas blends ancient Aymara harvest rituals with Christian traditions and is recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.


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