10/04/2023 04:35 (UTC)

Tzeltal Mayans honour ancient Easter traditions in southern Mexico

Huixtán, Apr 9 (EFE).- On Sunday, hundreds of Maya Tzeltal indigenous people celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ with ancestral ceremonies, a Catholic mass, and a rodeo in the ejido Chilil, municipality of Huixtán, in the state of Chiapas, southern Mexico, in honour of the god they have worshipped for 495 years. (Camera: MITZI FUENTES).

SHOT LIST: TZELTAL MAYAN INDIGENOUS PEOPLE TAKE PART IN A BULL RIDE AFTER PERFORMING ANCESTRAL CEREMONIES FOR THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST, IN HUIXTAN, CHIAPAS, MEXICO.

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Date: 10/04/2023 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Religion and belief » Religious festival or holiday » Easter
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 219 seconds
Reference: 7001254078
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