Intiraymi

The Inti Raymi was a significant festival in the Inca religion, honoring Inti, the sun god and believed ancestor of the Incas. This ceremony, held in June, was one of several raymi, or festivals, celebrated throughout the Inca empire. It involved animal sacrifices and ritual dances, and its timing was later adjusted by the Spanish to coincide with the feast of Corpus Christi. The Inca civilization, which encompassed vast territories in South America, had a complex religious system that included nature worship and animistic beliefs, with Inti at the head of their state cult. The capital of the Inca empire was Cuzco, a city with a rich history and impressive stone architecture.1234