Folk festivals in Bolivia

Religious festival in Oruro Bolivia

thumb|right|alt=Evo Morales and Eli Salguero at Pujllay|Former Bolivian President Evo Morales and Culture Minister [[Elizabeth Salguero attend the Pukllay festival which their administration has nominated for UNESCO recognition]] Pukllay or phukllay (Quechua for to play, play / carnival, other spellings pucllay, pugllay, phujllay, pujhllay, pujllay, puqhllay) is a traditional festival held in the central Andes. The word "play" refers to either the clouds or the blossoms "playing" in the winds at the end of the rainy season and thus harvesting time. The Bolivian Pukllay is connected to the Chri

259x259px|thumb|Miniatures at the Alasitas Festival, Puno The largest Alasitas fair (or Alacita, Alacitas, Alasita; ) is an annual month-long cultural event starting on 24 January in La Paz, Bolivia. It honours Ekeko, the Aymara god of abundance, and is noted for the giving of miniature items. Other fiestas and ferias throughout Bolivia incorporate alasitas into religious observances: The Fiesta of the Virgin of Copacabana and the Fiesta of the Virgin of Urkupiña, for example.