January
06
/ 2022
As the sun reaches its zenith, people begin to flood the streets of La Paz, holding in their hands glass urns containing — wait for it — skulls. Although to many cultures this practice may seem macabre, for the people of Bolivia it is a special celebration known as the Fiesta de las Ñatitas. Ñatitas is the word used for the skulls Bolivians carry during the celebrations and according to Smithsonian Magazine, it translates as “little pug-nosed ones.” Many may confuse this festival with the Mexican Day of the Dead, however the festival of the skull is more a celebration of life rather than death. Every year on November 8, the Aymara Indians honor the forgotten dead or those who
