"Kapaq Intiy Raymi" is the name in the Quechua language for the major festival of "TATA INTY" (Father Sun), which takes place in South America, particularly in the territories of the "Tawantinsuyo" (Inca Empire) every December 21st, coinciding with the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.
In our "Cosmovision, Andean-Amazonian," this celebration is related to respect and gratitude for abundance and fertility in general, which in turn symbolizes the maximum expression of astral light, evoking vital energy, that leads us to personal development and growth in the realm of consciousness. This, in turn, allows us to have a healthy and harmonious coexistence with our physical and spiritual environment.
For the Andean-Amazonian society, for the heirs of this ancient culture, this date is suitable for carrying out practices and ceremonies with the purpose of expressing our gratitude to our sacred deities, as well as to achieve well-being and harmony in our "Ayllu" (community), both communally and personally. It is also aimed at preventing natural disasters, such as large hailstorms, storms, droughts, strong winds, etc., which could negatively affect human life or damage our crops. For this purpose, the "Kapaq Yachayniyoq" (Andean wise men) had to fulfill their good work through the practice of "Qoyllurkuna ñawichay" (study, interpretation, or reading of celestial stars), which in turn allowed for the planning of various activities of the "Ayllus" (families, villages) or of human life.
For us, this date is a sign, a magical milestone that marks the change from one "Pacha" (space, time, history) to another "Pacha," which is new, regenerated, revitalized, thus conceived in the context of the "Llapa kausay pacha" (cycle of existence, or life itself).
Metaphorically, it is understood as the date of return of "Tata Inty" (the sun) to "Kaypacha" (the earth, or space-time-history). On this date, the sun is at its maximum expression in relation to illuminating the planet Earth. Our "TataInty" is closer to "Pachamama" (Mother Earth) and in turn closer to the "Runas" (us, human beings). Thus, we can feel and live its influence. Our "Pachamama" rejuvenates and changes into a multicolored green dress. The "Pukios" (springs), the "yark'as" (irrigation channels), the "Mayus" (rivers) increase in body and energy (which flows to give life). "Tata Inty" fertilizes Pachamama, radiating light, heat, and vital energy.
It is the date when most of the crops are in a state of maturation, and in some fields, the "Miska" (the first fruits of the year from Pachamama, harvests from the sowing) are already available. Hence the name "Kapaq," which has a broad meaning in "Runasimi or Quechua." However, it tends to be understood more as rich or abundant in the aspect of spiritual greatness and a superior state of consciousness, although it is also understood as rich in economy, power, etc.

By Pacha Apu (Wilbert Yucra).