Water festival Yaxnichil
Fiesta de agua Yaxnichil
Object Details
Subject Language | Tzeltal |
Language PID(s) | ailla:119666 |
Title [Indigenous] | Skin ja ta Yaxnichil |
Language of Indigenous Title | tzh |
Title | Water festival Yaxnichil |
Language Community | Tseltal de Oxchuc |
Country(ies) | Mexico |
Place Created | Oxchuc, Chiapas |
Date Created | 2008-05-03 |
Description [Indigenous] | |
Language of Indigenous Description | |
Description | This video documents activities of the water festival, which takes place in many villages at the beginning of May (festivals also known as those of the Holy Cross) in the village of Oxchuc. We observe first a prayer in the church of Saint Thomas officated by the ch'uy k'aaletik (traditional authorities of the village), later a ritual dance. Later we are directed to the spring "Yaxnichil" where three prayers are said at the same time: the ch'uy k'aal Mariano López Gómez remains praying in the principal spring, the other ch'uy k'aal went to pray in the natural spring "Yanil Ajte" ("under the matasano tree") and the other ch'uy k'aal went to "Yanil Tsits" (under the avocado tree"). Afterwards, they concentrate on the traditional dancing accompanied by the musicians of harp, guitar, and others like drum, flute, and rattles. Later they are directed to the spring "K'orochochilja" (see TZH003R034.) |
Genres | Prayer Ceremony |
Source Note | 080503_Oxchuc_skin_ja_ta_Yaxnichil |
References | |
Contributor(s) Individual / Role | Polian, Gilles (Researcher) Gómez K'ulub, Manuel (Speaker) Gómez Sánchez, María (Researcher) Méndez Girón, Juan (Researcher) Sántiz Girón, Antonia (Researcher) |
Contributor(s) Corporate / Role |
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