%0 Journal Article %T Fiesta andina. Między sacrum a profanum %A Banach, Monika %J Prace Etnograficzne %V 2014 %R 10.4467/22999558.PE.14.005.1706 %N Tom 42, Numer 1 %P 61-78 %K Fiesta andina, więzi wzajemności, święty patron, uroczystości, Canta, Huarochiri, Peru %@ 0083-4327 %D 2014 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/prace-etnograficzne/artykul/fiesta-andina-miedzy-sacrum-a-profanum %X Fiesta andina: Between the Sacred and the Profane The time of fiesta is one of the most important events in life of Andean communities (comunidades). Besides its religious function, fiesta is a moment that renews social bonds based on kinship and reciprocity. These bonds have been tying the present day members of the comunidad andina since the pre-Columbian times. The fiesta andina, with all its aspects (the feast in honor of the saints, the liturgical ceremony, and the celebration of the work) can be seen as a kind of a bridge between the sacred and the profane. Th is article is based on the results of field research conducted in 2012/2013 in the area of the Peruvian provinces of Canta and Huarochiri.