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Por Liliana Elena González @mexatua On Saturday during the Semana Santa celebrations, the downtown streets of Patzcuaro had an air of mysticism. Around seven in the evening, a parade of sorrowful mourners filled the streets, thus beginning the Procession of Silence. Each year, the faithful grieve the death of Jesus during this, the [...]  Altar By Lic. Benjamin Lucas Juarez. The making of the altar, its size and complexity depends on the tastes of those involved. But if it’s the first year of celebration or if it is a small altar just for family souls are facts that are also taken into account. It has been said without [...] The Offering By Lic. Benjamin Lucas Juarez. In Purépecha communities there is a basic principle of reciprocity, which greatly strengthens community life. Mutual help and service spirit is reflected in major activities and holidays like animecheeri k’uinchekua. A lot has been said about the different stages of the offering, but what is the offering? [...] The Rite By Lic. Benjamin Lucas Juarez. There are as many different ways to celebrate the feast as there are communities in the Purépecha territory. Although the most widespread ways to celebrate come from the communities that sit on the shores and islands of Lake Pátzcuaro, the highland, stream and marsh communities of Zacapu [...] The Myth By Lic. Benjamin Lucas Juarez. Unlike Western cultures for whom myths equal fictional stories that lack truth and are therefore irrelevant as a source of information about the historical past of a town, the indigenous world and the Purépecha in particular, think of the myth as an essential part of the set [...] Before and now By Lic. Benjamin Lucas Juarez. Animeecheri k’uinchekua has its roots in the ancient past and the mythical notions about the relationship between gods, man and nature. According to sources, in the Purépecha world, everything was determined by the will of their deity Curicaveri. Man and nature were created for Him and [...] Animeecheri k’uinchekua / The Feast of the Souls By Lic. Benjamin Lucas Juarez. From the Purépecha standpoint, the celebration is an opportunity to live through an extraordinary time in which everyday life is left aside for a few days to make way for a particularly special moment where it’s possible to encounter the [...] The Feast of the Souls Animeecheri k’uinchekua By Lic. Benjamin Lucas Juarez. Within the spectrum of cultural events taking place in the State of Michoacán, those related to the celebrations of what is commonly known as “Night of the Dead” stand out. These are particularly important in Michoacán and especially in Purépecha indigenous communities, [...] Por Liliana Elena González @mexatua Morelia City Council through the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, created this unique Nativity Scene. For the third consecutive year, Baltazar Lopez Samano was in charge to set the figures representing the Holy Family: Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the Three kings with the horse, the elephant and the [...] Great video that has been seen more than 6 million times at you tube. See why: Merry Christmas! By Liliana Elena Gonzalez @mexatua May The Year 2009 Bring for You Happiness, Success, Hope & Prosperity. Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink and swore his last oath. Today, we are a pious and exemplary community. Thirty days from now, we shall have cast our reformation to the winds and [...] As October comes to a close, the little pueblo of Tzintzuntzan begins it’s preparations for one of its biggest festivals – Noche de los Muertos. Everyone in town is busy, flowers are fixed to the archway leading to the cemetery, large orange marigolds and red cockscomb appear in every corner of the village. Some [...] By Liliana Elena Gonzalez @mexatua Globo de Cantoya is a big balloon made out of thousands of china paper sheets (from 4 to 2000+) impelled to the sky by a hot device. They are made in different shapes and sizes, picturing animals, persons, geometrical figures, you name it.
The contest will be held [...] Picture taken at 7.45 pm at plaza del Carmen. San José church at back. By Linda Pierce, As I write this, I hear the sound of helicopters overhead from my house 2 blocks from the main plaza in Morelia. It is been a frequent sound all day today, a not surprising sound after [...] |
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