'Parachicos' dancers come out on streets of southern Mexico | Video

Chiapa de Corzo, Jan 19 (EFE).- Thousands of Chiapa and Zoque indigenous people came out on the streets of Chiapa de Corzo in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas on Thursday to dance in a religious celebration in honor of Saint Sebastian and in memory of those who dedicated their lives to this tradition.

The parachicos are traditional dancers of the grand festival of Chiapa de Corzo, which takes place from Jan. 4 to 23. Its origins are pre-Hispanic but eventually merged with Catholicism.

Dancers wear a wooden mask and a colored poncho-style clothing called “sarape”. On the head they wear a “montera”, which is a kind of helmet decorated in a way that resembles the blond hair of the Spanish people during colonization. (Camera: MITZI FUENTES).

SHOT LIST: CHIAPA AND ZOQUE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE PERFORM THE 'DANZA DEL PARACHICOS' (PARACHICOS DANCE) TO HONOR SAINT SEBASTIAN IN CHIAPA DE CORZO, THE STATE OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO.

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Date: 19/01/2024 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Arts, culture and entertainment » Customs and tradition
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 146 seconds
Reference: 7001328731
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