🎉 Inti Raymi, the Inca Sun Festival
Since 1944, a performance re-creating the old festival has been held every year at the ruins of Sacsayhuamán.
Where: Sacsayhuamán, Cusco
📅 On This Day: June 24
June 24: Inti Raymi, the Inca Sun Festival. Today the Inti Raymi, the Festival of the Sun, is held in Cusco, Peru. It was the most important festival of the Inca, honoring the sun god Inti around the shortest day of the year in the south.
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🧠 Question of the day
Which god does Inti Raymi honor?
- A sea god
- A wind god
- Inti, the sun god
Show the answer
Answer: Inti, the sun god
Questions
What happened on June 24?
June 24: Inti Raymi, the Inca Sun Festival. It happened in Sacsayhuamán, Cusco.
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inti_Raymi