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Wirikuta is a site, sacred to the Wixarrica Huichol Indians high in the mountains of central Mexico, between the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Zacatecas ranges. In Wixarricas's mythology it is believed the world was created in Wirikuta. == Pilgrimage == The first appearance of the sun was made in Wirikuta,〔http://frenteendefensadewirikuta.org/wirikuta-en-bk/?page_id=59〕 and it is the sacred land of the Wixárikas (Huichol's) deified ancestors. They have sacred places on each one of the cardinal directions and the centre. * Teakata (Santa Catarina, Jalisco), Center * Huaxamanaka (Cerro Gordo, Durango), North * Haramara (San Blas, Nayarit), West * Xapawleyeta (Isla de los Alacranes del Lago Chapala, Jalisco), South. * Wirikuta, East. Huichols carry out yearly pilgrimages to Wirikuta or Huiricuta between October and March, they follow the journey of their deities from Haramara's sea to the place where the Sun appeared (Reunax), the Cerro Quemado (''Leunaxü''). Those Gods were guided by Tatewari, the Grandfather Fire. There, a Deer (''maxa'') used his horns to rise the sun to the sky, illuminating the world. In order to follow the sacred journey, every year the maraka'ames (chamanes) travel 250 miles (400 kilometers) from wixarica's area in Jalisco to San Luis Potosí. At the beginning they walk towards Takata, a sacred area in Sierra Madre Occidental where the temple guard (''xuxuricare'') will ask for a safe journey. The next step is ''kalihuey'', a Main Temple where they join Wixarica's authorities. They collect peyote - a cactus containing hallucinogens - along the way, they believe the peyote enables the Wixarica (Huichol) to commune directly with their ancestors and deities. During the journey two children have to walk with their face covered and people can only drink water, the journey is in a silent contemplative status. After consumption of the Peyote at Wirikuta, an ancient ritual begins to unfold consisting of a confession of sexual sins in front of a fire that invokes ''Tatehuari'' while a Maraka'me hits their legs with a stick so that they may remember correctly and not omit any detail. At the end they collect ''hikuri'' and take it back to their homes, recreating life's cycle. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wirikuta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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