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    The Dance of the Jaguar

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    The sun is out and the ceremony is about to conclude. Some dancers play their traditional guitar covered by armadillo skin, while the flowers gathered in sticks are being passed between the assistants along with copal incense, the final blessing. by: ancient Views[306] When the full moon reaches a certain point in the sky, it projects some shadows over the mountains forming the profile of a jaguar, Panthera Onca, accompanying the rituals of intense dance. by: ancient Views[297] Lourdes, a woman from the “otomí” ethnic group lights the candles in the altar, setting the start of the ceremony. Around her, there are flowers as part of the offerings, water and small pieces of ‘peyote’, a cactus conceived as sacred medicine for some tribes in Mexico and North America -they will be distributed through out the night-, and other symbolic elements. by: ancient Views[315] Traditional Aztec dancers from different backgrounds gather during the full moon of July, for the ceremonial dance of the jaguar, in a place surrounded by the majestic mountains of “La Huasteca” in Santa Catarina, Mexico. The aztec dance is a tradition that remains alive and has been transmitted through many generations. by: ancient Views[343] The dancers blow the seashell, known as ‘atecocolli’, asking for permission to start the dance, this is made facing the four cardinal points, the floor and sky. The sound travels and as soon as this happens, the dance starts with the sound of the ‘huehuetl’, a tubular drum made from a wooden body and skin stretched over the top. by: ancient Views[293]
     

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