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Carnival scene

A scene from the Carnival festival of the Huastecan Nahuas. February 1993. Huautla, Hidalgo, Mexico.

RARAMURIS

For the Rarámuris of southwestern Chihuahua, their elaborate Easter Week ceremonies conclude their annual festival cycle. The celebrations of different Rarámuri communities share several elements seen only during the Easter season. These include the use of plumed headdresses and the performance of special dances by men and boys to the accompaniment of drums and reed whistles. Women and girls figure prominently in processions in which religious images are carried along a route marked by small wooden crosses. These processions derive from the Catholic ritual of the Stations of the Cross, which commemorates events associated with Christ's crucifixion.

 

RARÁMURIS

Para los rarámuris del suroeste de Chihuahua, las elaboradas ceremonias de Semana Santa concluyen su ciclo anual de festivales. Las celebraciones de las diferentes comunidades rarámuri comparten elementos que sólo pueden observarse durante la Semana Santa. Estos incluyen el uso de penachos de plumas y danzas especiales de hombres y niños al ritmo de tambores y silbatos de carrizo. Las mujeres y las niñas participan en procesiones que siguen una ruta marcada por pequeñas cruces de madera. Estas procesiones se derivan del ritual católico de las Estaciones de la Cruz, que conmemora eventos asociados con la crucifixión de Cristo.

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Raramuris
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Holy week
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Raramuris
Holy week
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