Indigenous Rituals and Ceremonies

I photographed a number of indigenous ceremonies during my two years in San Gregorio Atlapulco and a few are shown here. The first few are from a solstice ceremony; the next are traditional healers (curenderas) performing a cleansing ceremony in front of a boulder that has a carving of a priest of Xipe Totec on it (Xipe Totec is, among other things, the Aztec god of sacrifice, vegetation and renewal); the next two are from ceremonies in San Gregorio; finally, the last batch is from the Pilgrimage of the Concheros. The pilgrimage happens the second Saturday in November and honors what is believed to be the first miracle attributed to the Virgin of Guadalupe. Thousands of concheros from all over Mexico converge on Tlateloco in Mexico City and then walk to the Villa Guadalupe.

 

 

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Solstice-1
An indigenous solstice ceremony.
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Solstice
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Solstice
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Solstice
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Medicinas Tradicionales
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Medicinas Tradicionales
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Medicinas Tradicionales
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Medicinas Tradicionales
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Aztec Dancer-2
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Aztec Dancer
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Incense
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Approaching Altar
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Kickapoo Dancer
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Kickapoo Dancer-2
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Little Girl
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Little Boy
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Virgin of Guadalupe Flag
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Procession
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Cathedral Entrance
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Villa Guadalupe