In religion, the Incas mainly worship the sun and claim to be descendants of the sun. Stars such as the moon and the earth are also worshipped, but their status is low. The remnants of totem worship and ancestor worship still remain. Every clan commune is named after animals and regards ancestors as the patron saint of the commune. The Incas established a national belief and a priestly system, and priests enjoyed a special status. The national religious center is the Sun Palace in Cuzco. Every festival in the farming cycle will be held with sacrifices mainly made by animals, but when the Inca king goes out to war or a huge natural disaster occurs, the living will be sacrificed. Every year, on the day of offering sacrifices to the sun god, tens of thousands of Incas still gather in the castle square in Shan Ying to offer corn wine to the sun god. Sacrificial container
The most worshipped god of the Incas is the sun god. They also worship totem, ancestors and nature. Totems of Inca rural communes are often represented by some animals, who regard them as totem animals for training and entertainment. They also worship the corn god and the potato god, and regard them as idols. Totems of people and animals are often painted on the utensils of their daily life. Folk dances are often dressed in this image, such as apes, eagles, leopards and South American vultures.