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In Krahô´s cosmogony, Katam'jê represents the west, green vegetation, nocturnal animals, cold and damp. The Wakme'jê represents the dry season, summer, dry vegetation, diurnal animals and heat.
The way to harmonize with the great mysteries of life under heaven is to seek a balance between these opposing forces.
The Potato Festival (or "jot-yon-pin") is an important milestone in this process: it celebrates the alternation between the two seasons (dry and rainy) and between the two parties (Katam'jê and Wakme'jê) in power. , fundamental facts for the maintenance of the balance of the universe.
This is the basis of life and stability in the community.
The Festival lasts about a week and, during this period, several rituals of union, worship and relaxation take place.
PHOTOS
At night, in the village's central courtyard, a maraca player conducts the Hõkrepôj songs, which are sung by a choir of women and celebrate Nature.
During the day, Paparuto, or KUŸR-KUPU, is prepared, which is a large cake made from cassava or corn with meat or fish on top and baked wrapped around banana leaves.
Members of several families come together to make the paparuto: they grate the manioc, assemble the dough on banana leaves and create huge fires where, during the night, the dough will be cooked and transformed into a collective meal the next morning. A ritual that strengthens the concept of union.
The natural cycles, the mysterious forces that give the rhythm to life on Earth, all the magic and grandeur of the universe, integrate the Krahôs with the environment where they live and where they celebrate life.
TRADICIONAL MUSIC
From: Povo Krahô - A música dos Povos Originários do Brasil - Sesc TO
FLAVORS
Paparuto , or KUŸR-KUPU, which is a large cake made from manioc with meat or fish. The dough is rolled in banana leaves and baked underground, under a large fire.
Paparuto is a special food for feast days, produced through a ritual called KUŸR-TI, which is a fundamental way for the Krahô Indians to celebrate community life.
BASTIDORES
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