The Inca rulers forced their subjects to work as farmers, builders,
artisans. The rulers would often move entire groups of people to another
location in order to keep them busy. The commoners still had time for leisure
festivities. They celebrated a large number of holidays. All of the Inca
people had a work ethic. They did not enjoy being idle. If there wasn't
work they invented work to do.
Many of the celebrations held by the Inca were to honor the gods for
bringing rain or for a good harvest. Some celebrations were to honor the
chieftains and rulers. They also celebrated after victories over their
enemies in battle. The chieftains and rulers would sip chicha
through a wooden tube (kind of like a straw). They might dance to the beat
of drums with torches of straw.
ACTIVITY
Create a puppet play which demonstrates the Inca celebrating a battle
victory.
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