Native American festivals

annual festival in Hilo, Hawaii

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