﻿Vol. 
  2] 
  CONTEMPORARY 
  QUECHUA 
  — 
  MISHKIN 
  467 
  

  

  The 
  offices 
  belonging 
  to 
  the 
  fiesta 
  of 
  Santiago 
  are: 
  Senor 
  Mayordomo, 
  Alta- 
  

   rero, 
  and 
  Santiago 
  Alferez. 
  

  

  Senor 
  Mayordomo. 
  — 
  The 
  Senor 
  Mayordomo 
  is 
  in 
  charge 
  of 
  the 
  "alba" 
  entrance, 
  

   the 
  soldier 
  and 
  Mestizo 
  dancing 
  as 
  they 
  pull 
  along 
  the 
  mule. 
  A 
  third 
  Indian 
  

   sets 
  off 
  the 
  accompanying 
  fireworks. 
  Beforehand, 
  the 
  Mayordomo 
  of 
  Santiago 
  

   serves 
  as 
  "pongo" 
  in 
  the 
  house 
  of 
  the 
  priest 
  for 
  some 
  4 
  weeks. 
  He 
  also 
  provides 
  

   a 
  feast 
  for 
  which 
  he 
  can 
  charge 
  his 
  guests 
  5 
  centavos. 
  At 
  the 
  Mass, 
  the 
  holder 
  

   of 
  the 
  "cargo" 
  occupies 
  the 
  place 
  of 
  honor, 
  together 
  with 
  the 
  Alcalde. 
  These 
  

   two 
  titles 
  carry 
  with 
  them 
  the 
  exclusive 
  privilege 
  of 
  kissing 
  the 
  "pastico," 
  a 
  

   special 
  effigy 
  fitted 
  with 
  a 
  silver 
  cross. 
  After 
  the 
  Mass, 
  the 
  officers 
  lead 
  the 
  pro- 
  

   cession 
  into 
  the 
  plaza 
  of 
  the 
  district 
  capital, 
  where 
  feasting 
  and 
  dancing 
  are 
  to 
  

   be 
  held. 
  The 
  expenses 
  involved 
  total 
  to 
  more 
  than 
  100 
  soles. 
  

  

  Altarero. 
  — 
  The 
  Altarero 
  builds 
  the 
  altar. 
  There 
  are 
  four 
  altars 
  for 
  the 
  fiesta, 
  

   each 
  altar 
  being 
  constructed 
  and 
  tended 
  by 
  two 
  Altareros. 
  Each 
  pair 
  of 
  Alta- 
  

   reros 
  must 
  hire 
  musicians 
  who 
  play 
  at 
  the 
  altar 
  for 
  3 
  days 
  and 
  nights. 
  It 
  is 
  

   around 
  these 
  altars 
  that 
  the 
  young 
  couples, 
  who 
  are 
  about 
  to 
  enter 
  into 
  trial 
  

   marriage, 
  dance, 
  flirt, 
  and 
  drink. 
  The 
  Altarero 
  stands 
  the 
  cost 
  of 
  the 
  aguardi- 
  

   ente 
  and 
  chicha 
  to 
  the 
  extent 
  of 
  about 
  100 
  soles. 
  

  

  Santiago 
  Alferez. 
  — 
  Usually 
  two 
  to 
  four 
  men 
  act 
  as 
  Santiago 
  Alfereces 
  whose 
  

   function 
  is 
  to 
  contribute 
  to 
  the 
  cost 
  of 
  the 
  Mass 
  and 
  feasts. 
  The 
  cost 
  is 
  30 
  soles 
  

   for 
  each 
  Alferez. 
  

  

  The 
  fiesta 
  of 
  the 
  Immaculate 
  Conception 
  offers 
  two 
  offices: 
  the 
  Concebida 
  May- 
  

   ordomo 
  and 
  the 
  Alferez 
  Concebida. 
  

  

  Concebida 
  Mayordomo. 
  — 
  There 
  are 
  two 
  Mayordomos 
  officiating 
  at 
  the 
  fiesta. 
  

   The 
  alba 
  is 
  also 
  used 
  in 
  this 
  fiesta 
  but 
  in 
  addition 
  a 
  troup 
  of 
  dancers 
  with 
  black- 
  

   ened 
  faces, 
  called 
  negros, 
  perform 
  before 
  the 
  door 
  of 
  the 
  church. 
  The 
  church 
  has 
  

   been 
  previously 
  decorated 
  with 
  flowers. 
  Feasting 
  and 
  drunkeness 
  follow 
  the 
  Mass, 
  

   and 
  the 
  fiesta 
  is 
  again 
  closed 
  with 
  the 
  cacharpari. 
  The 
  cost 
  for 
  each 
  Mayordomo 
  

   is 
  25 
  soles. 
  

  

  Alfirez 
  Concebida. 
  — 
  Two 
  or 
  three 
  men 
  take 
  this 
  "cargo," 
  contribute 
  a 
  share 
  to 
  

   the 
  Mass, 
  and 
  provide 
  some 
  food 
  for 
  the 
  feasting. 
  Each 
  contributes 
  some 
  8 
  soles. 
  

  

  The 
  fiesta 
  of 
  San 
  Andres 
  is 
  held 
  at 
  the 
  capital 
  of 
  the 
  district, 
  Ccat- 
  

   cea. 
  The 
  two 
  men 
  who 
  hold 
  the 
  "cargo" 
  are 
  called 
  "Alma 
  Alferez" 
  

   and 
  wear 
  a 
  skull 
  mask. 
  After 
  the 
  Mass 
  in 
  the 
  church 
  at 
  Ccatcea, 
  

   the 
  party 
  adjourns 
  to 
  Kauri 
  for 
  the 
  festivities. 
  Chicha 
  is 
  drunk 
  from 
  

   queros 
  (ancient 
  wooden 
  cups) 
  and 
  a 
  mock 
  bullfight 
  is 
  put 
  on 
  for 
  the 
  

   entertainment 
  of 
  the 
  souls. 
  The 
  Alma 
  Alferez 
  spends 
  in 
  the 
  neigh- 
  

   borhood 
  of 
  50 
  soles 
  in 
  discharging 
  the 
  obligations 
  of 
  his 
  office. 
  

  

  Two 
  offices 
  which 
  have 
  become 
  extinct 
  in 
  recent 
  years 
  are 
  the 
  Pu- 
  

   celay 
  Alferez 
  and 
  Ramos 
  E-una. 
  The 
  former 
  was 
  associated 
  with 
  car- 
  

   nival, 
  the 
  latter 
  consisted 
  in 
  gathering 
  palms 
  for 
  distribution 
  in 
  the 
  

   community 
  during 
  Holy 
  Week. 
  

  

  The 
  fiesta 
  of 
  Estantare 
  in 
  which 
  a 
  Mass 
  is 
  offered 
  to 
  the 
  Virgin 
  of 
  

   Sorrows 
  is 
  held 
  in 
  Ccatcea 
  during 
  Holy 
  Week. 
  The 
  Carguyoc 
  dis- 
  

   tributes 
  baked 
  apples 
  to 
  the 
  crowd 
  at 
  the 
  capital 
  and 
  later 
  offers 
  a 
  

   lunch 
  in 
  Kauri. 
  Estantare 
  is 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  minor 
  fiestas. 
  

  

  Adoration 
  of 
  the 
  Cross, 
  on 
  Good 
  Friday, 
  is 
  observed 
  by 
  bringing 
  

   together 
  five 
  of 
  the 
  crosses 
  of 
  the 
  community 
  in 
  the 
  house 
  of 
  Mayor- 
  

   domo 
  of 
  the 
  Cross. 
  The 
  latter 
  arranges 
  for 
  a 
  band 
  to 
  play 
  before 
  the 
  

   crosses 
  and 
  invites 
  the 
  general 
  public 
  in 
  to 
  worship. 
  Those 
  who 
  wish 
  

  

  