Infrapink (he/his/him)<p>For the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Quechua" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quechua</span></a> (AKA <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Inca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inca</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Inka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inka</span></a>) people, the winter solstice was the time of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IntiRaymi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IntiRaymi</span></a>, traditionally the biggest celebration of the year. It was the darkest time of year, which meant that it was about to get brighter, sunnier, and warmer. This was all tied to the rebirth of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Inti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inti</span></a>, the god of the sun, and lasted for nine days before the Spanish banned it.</p><p>2/?</p>