July is the Guelaguetza month, is the month of the biggest celebration of Oaxaca, but do you know. What is the Guelaguetza? Here I tell you.
WHAT DOES GUELAGUETZA MEAN?
The word Guelaguetza comes from the zapotec and means present or offering.
HOW DID THE GUELAGUETZA ORIGINATE?
Since colonial times, around these days the “Corpus Christi” feast was celebrated, a feast of the catholic church, the indigenous people took enthusiasm in this feast and began to incorporate elements of their cultures. Also, people from each region arrived and made the festivity more colorful.
WHAT IS CELEBRATED IN THE GUELAGUETZA?
In these days the festivity celebrates the cultural diversity of Oaxaca, covering the 8 regions, in the days of the festivity there are representations of antique legends like the Donají princess, some rituals of the cultures are shown, also folkloric dance, calendas and other activities.
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