TRADITIONS

Muiscas

The Muisca culture was characterized by having rituals or traditions related mainly to water, an element they considered sacred, that is why several lakes in Cundinamarca, Boyacá and Santander were consecrated as places inhabited by some divinity as part of their beliefs.

Bathing several times a day in the rivers, taking baths with the family or for a special occasion such as the birth of a baby or the coronation of a new leader, in addition to this, some baths were performed with a very abundant element at that time which was gold.

Yeriwa Yukuna 

In their traditions, their incredible connection with nature and their environment became predominant, for the same reason their main rituals were based on the respect and worship of nature, and even included the honoring of spirits.

In addition, music, dance and handicrafts are important expressions of their cultural identity, transmitted from generation to generation for the preservation of their culture.

Kichwas

Just like the previous culture, in this one there is also present the worship of gods in which they believed.

Their focus was based on the land and the importance of women, their agrculture was very strong and their way of working the land, respect for women predominated above all.

For that reason and the importance of women they had some prohibitions for them at the time of planting such as:

- Bathing

- Dreaming the market

- Combing their hair

- Sweeping the house

- Making firewood

- Touching raw meat