Guelaguetza
ゲラゲッツァ
indigenous cultural event in Oaxaca
Tlalixtac de Cabrera · Oaxaca · Mexico
🗓️ When?
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- Recurrence
- annually
📍 Where?
This position is the town's, not the festival ground's.
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- Status
- unclear
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📖 Excerpt from the Wikipedia article
The Guelaguetza, also known as Los lunes del cerro, is an annual indigenous cultural event in Mexico that takes place in the city of Oaxaca, capital of the state of Oaxaca, and nearby villages. The celebration features traditional costumed dancing by gender-separated groups. It includes native food, and statewide artisanal crafts, such as pre-Hispanic style textiles. Each costume, or traje, and dance usually has a local indigenous historical and cultural meaning. While the celebration has attracted an increasing number of tourists, it is primarily one of deep cultural importance for the indigenous peoples of the state and is important for the survival of these cultures.
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