The Aymara spirituality is expressed in all ceremonies, especially in the carnivals and festivals for cleanning of the irrigation canals and the flowering of the herds of llamas, vicunas and alpacas.
The decoration of the animals with flowers is a rite destined to increase livestock, included in the cult of Mallku, or the Mountain Spirit Cult, who owns every wild animal.
During the ritual, while all livestock is decorated with multicolor ornaments of wool, branding of the new animals takes place.
The carnival is a syncretic rite associated to Lent in Christian tradition and the harvest, as well to land and livestock fertility. This expression is a combination of indigenous and Hispanic rites.
The cleaning of the irrigation canals is a festivity dedicated to the water cult, anciently known as the Amaru Myth, Snake in Quechua (or Katari in Aymara). The cleaning of irrigation canals takes place just before the beginning of a new cycle of sowing new crops.