- Ritual
- Jaqichasiña
- Region and community
- ボリビア・Aymara共同体
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- Community initiation / New social responsibilities / Marriage-linked transition
- Legal age of majority
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of18 yearsBolivia, Plurinational State of · Calendar unspecified · Special statutory exceptions may apply. · Law and supporting sources
About the rite
In Aymara communities, Jaqichasiña publicly receives a married couple as jaqi, complete adult members of the community. The new household is formally presented to the ayllu and becomes a unit of production and domestic responsibility. Relatives and community members may contribute seeds, livestock, tools, textiles, or household goods to help the couple begin an independent life.
After this transition, the couple assumes communal rights and obligations and enters the cycle through which households may later hold positions of authority.
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