Category
page 1Arts in Mexico
Danza de los Voladores
Mesoamerican rite
Black Nazarene
Roman Catholic devotional image of a black Jesus the Nazarene
Parachico
thumb|right|250px|alt=Parachico|Parachico dancer
The Parachico or Parachicos are traditional dancers from Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico, who dance on the streets of the town during the Grand Fiesta festivities, which take place from January 15 to 23 every year. The festival honors the local patron saints the Black Christ of Esquipulas, Saint Anthony Abbot, and Saint Sebastian. It is claimed locally that, like many of the Catholic festivals in Latin America, it has its roots in the much older indigenous culture. So it has developed into a hybrid of old indigenous culture and newer Catholic a
God's eye
Artifact created in wood using thread
Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros
building in Mexico City, Mexico
Secretariat of Culture
government agency of Mexico
Marta Turok
Mexican anthropologist
Mexican feather work
pre-Hispanic artistic and decorative technique
Danza de los Viejitos
traditional folk dance in Michoacán