Heritage Update

Takanakuy ( "to hit each other")  is an annual established practice of fighting fellow community members held on 25 December, by the inhabitants of Chumbivilcas Province , near Cuzco in Peru . The practice started in Santo Tomás, the capital of Chumbivilcas, and has now spread to other villages and cities, the prominent ones being Cuzco and Lima .  The festival consists of dancing and of individuals fighting each other to settle old conflicts. There are five types of traditional 'characters' portrayed during the ceremony that have different roles based on Andean cultural symbols and custom, which are  The  fighting process   The date the event take place   The Dress mode,  Alcohol drinking  The type of music played during the ceremony. The procession to the fighting site starts with a high-pitched falsetto, a method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range, through the str...