somebody gives a miniature version, the recipient will get the real object in the course of the following year. Examples of goods that can be bought are household items, food, computers, construction materials, cell phones, houses, cars, university diplomas and even figures of domestic workers (whom the recipient might hope to employ). At midday on 24 January, the Catholic Church joins in the celebration by blessing the gifts at the main cathedral in La Paz. This spring festival also celebrates the "'abundance'" or fecundity of humanity. In March 2011 Elizabeth Salguero, Minister of Cultures, nominated Alasitas along with two other Bolivian festivals to UNESCO for World Heritage recognition as part of the cultural and intangible heritage of humanity. In the year 2016 the Feast of Alasita and miniatures of the Altiplano of Puno was declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation of Peru, This declaration supports that the alasitas fairs and the ritual use of propitiatory miniatures are part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Peru. See also Ekeko References External links Feria de las Alasitas, bolivian.com Religious festivals in Bolivia Events in La Paz Folk festivals in Bolivia Cultural festivals in Bolivia Summer events in Bolivia Religious festivals in Peru Festivals in Peru Puno