﻿Vol.2] 
  THE 
  AYMARA 
  — 
  TSCHOPIK 
  545 
  

  

  Much 
  love 
  magic 
  is 
  practiced, 
  either 
  by 
  the 
  interested 
  party 
  or, 
  at 
  

   his 
  or 
  her 
  instigation, 
  by 
  a 
  practitioner 
  of 
  white 
  (paqo) 
  or 
  black 
  magic 
  

   (laiqa). 
  Charms 
  and 
  spells 
  are 
  used 
  to 
  attract 
  a 
  lover, 
  to 
  repel 
  an 
  

   unwanted 
  spouse 
  or 
  lover, 
  or 
  to 
  break 
  up 
  a 
  happy 
  union 
  (Paredes, 
  

   1936, 
  pp. 
  76-77, 
  121-22). 
  Diviners 
  are 
  frequently 
  consulted 
  to 
  find 
  

   out 
  what 
  type 
  of 
  spouse 
  should 
  be 
  sought 
  or 
  to 
  discover 
  the 
  infidelity 
  

   of 
  a 
  husband 
  or 
  wife. 
  

  

  When 
  a 
  man 
  has 
  decided 
  to 
  marry, 
  he 
  goes 
  to 
  the 
  girl's 
  parents' 
  

   house 
  accompanied 
  by 
  his 
  own 
  parents 
  or 
  his 
  older 
  brother 
  who 
  serve 
  

   as 
  go-betweens. 
  During 
  the 
  negotiations, 
  the 
  prospective 
  bridegroom 
  

   awaits 
  the 
  verdict 
  outside. 
  The 
  go-betweens 
  present 
  the 
  girl's 
  parents 
  

   with 
  coca, 
  alcohol, 
  and 
  occasionally 
  food. 
  If 
  these 
  gifts 
  are 
  accepted, 
  

   the 
  marriage 
  is 
  considered 
  to 
  be 
  arranged. 
  The 
  young 
  man 
  is 
  then 
  

   called 
  in, 
  in 
  order 
  that 
  he 
  and 
  the 
  bride-to-be 
  may 
  beg 
  forgiveness 
  of 
  

   her 
  parents. 
  After 
  formally 
  drinking 
  and 
  chewing 
  coca, 
  a 
  day 
  is 
  set 
  

   for 
  the 
  wedding. 
  

  

  Today, 
  much 
  importance 
  is 
  attached 
  to 
  the 
  Catholic 
  marriage 
  

   ceremony. 
  The 
  padrino 
  and 
  madrina 
  are 
  usually 
  friends 
  of 
  the 
  

   groom's 
  or 
  bride's 
  family, 
  but 
  must 
  be 
  unrelated 
  to 
  either. 
  They 
  are 
  

   chosen 
  for 
  their 
  upright 
  behavior 
  and 
  are 
  supposed 
  to 
  serve 
  the 
  newly 
  

   married 
  couple 
  as 
  an 
  example 
  throughout 
  life. 
  

  

  After 
  the 
  Catholic 
  service, 
  the 
  bride, 
  groom, 
  and 
  groom's 
  relatives, 
  

   accompanied 
  by 
  an 
  orchestra 
  of 
  friends 
  with 
  panpipes, 
  proceed 
  to 
  the 
  

   groom's 
  father's 
  house. 
  The 
  groom's 
  sisters 
  dance 
  before 
  the 
  pro- 
  

   cession, 
  beckoning 
  to 
  the 
  bride, 
  singing, 
  "This 
  is 
  your 
  road, 
  sister-in- 
  

   law." 
  At 
  the 
  house, 
  the 
  bride 
  and 
  groom 
  receive 
  their 
  guests 
  under 
  

   a 
  bower. 
  The 
  bride's 
  parents 
  do 
  not 
  appear 
  the 
  first 
  day, 
  but 
  enter- 
  

   tain 
  their 
  relatives 
  at 
  a 
  separate 
  party 
  in 
  their 
  own 
  house. 
  During 
  

   the 
  first 
  day 
  and 
  half 
  of 
  the 
  second 
  day, 
  the 
  bride 
  and 
  groom 
  receive 
  

   gifts 
  brought 
  by 
  their 
  friends 
  and 
  the 
  groom's 
  relatives. 
  These 
  gifts 
  

   entail 
  the 
  obligation 
  to 
  reciprocate 
  (aini) 
  ; 
  they 
  must 
  be 
  returned 
  with 
  

   interest 
  at 
  future 
  weddings. 
  Today, 
  the 
  presents 
  are 
  small 
  amounts 
  

   of 
  money; 
  formerly, 
  food 
  and 
  fruit 
  were 
  given. 
  After 
  delivering 
  their 
  

   gifts, 
  the 
  guests 
  receive 
  a 
  drink 
  and 
  go 
  off 
  to 
  dance. 
  Each 
  day's 
  fes- 
  

   tivities 
  terminate 
  in 
  a 
  feast 
  in 
  which 
  the 
  groom 
  eats 
  with 
  the 
  men 
  and 
  

   the 
  bride 
  with 
  the 
  women. 
  

  

  On 
  the 
  afternoon 
  of 
  the 
  second 
  day, 
  the 
  bride's 
  parents 
  and 
  relatives 
  

   (the 
  lari 
  guests) 
  visit 
  the 
  groom's 
  father's 
  house 
  bringing 
  gifts 
  of 
  

   produce 
  and 
  livestock. 
  The 
  bride, 
  seated 
  on 
  a 
  blanket 
  and 
  aided 
  by 
  

   her 
  sisters-in-law, 
  presents 
  food 
  and 
  a 
  drink 
  of 
  alcohol 
  to 
  each 
  guest, 
  

   while 
  the 
  groom's 
  parents 
  give 
  a 
  llama 
  head 
  to 
  each 
  of 
  the 
  bride's 
  

   parents. 
  The 
  guests 
  then 
  visit 
  the 
  bride's 
  father's 
  house. 
  The 
  fes- 
  

   tivities 
  terminate 
  with 
  a 
  party 
  for 
  all 
  who 
  have 
  helped 
  with 
  the 
  cook- 
  

   ing 
  and 
  serving, 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  members 
  of 
  the 
  orchestra. 
  

  

  Divorce 
  is 
  easy; 
  28 
  divorces 
  (15.6 
  percent) 
  were 
  encountered 
  among 
  

   179 
  marriages 
  recorded 
  in 
  Chucuito. 
  The 
  wife 
  returns 
  with 
  the 
  

  

  