Willkakuti
Willkakuti, Machaq Mara, Mara T'aqa, Jach'a Laymi or Pacha Kuti is an Aymara celebration in Bolivia, Chile and in the Southern Peru which takes place annually on 21 June, commemorating the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.
It was declared a national holiday in Bolivia in 2009 by the government of Evo Morales, despite opposition from the Christian right in Bolivia. In 2013, when the year 5521 of the Aymara calendar was marked, Willkakuti was celebrated in more than 200 places, among them Inkallaqta, Inka Raqay, Samaypata and Uyuni. Its major celebration hub is Tiwanaku.
