Saqra

A saqra dancer watching the procession of Mamacha Carmen from a balcony

Saqra (Quechua for malignant, pernicious, bad, bad tempered, wicked / restless / devil, synonym of supay, but, unlike Supay, a Saqra entity just play innocent mischiefs. Mostly it is represented with animal figures.)[1][2] is a traditional dance in the Cusco Region in Peru. It is performed at feasts in honor of patron saints like Mamacha Carmen in Paucartambo[3] and Virgen del Rosario de Huallhua in the San Salvador District of the Calca Province.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Festividad de la Virgen del Carmen de Paucartambo". mincetur. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Declaran Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación a la Festividad de la Virgen del Rosario de Huallhua Distrito de San Salvador - Calca". mincetur. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
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