Indigenous Religious Traditions in Five Minutes - Molly Bassett
37. Are Aztec dancers practicing a religion?
Indigenous Religious Traditions in Five Minutes - Molly Bassett
Yanitsa Buendía de Llaca [+]
University of California, Santa Barbara
Yanitsa Buendía de Llaca is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research focuses on Aztec and Toltec revitalization movements, from the Mexicayotl to Macehualiztli, and their intersections with other Indigenous movements and Mexican New Age.
Description
Aztec dance originated from the Conchero Movement, which was a vernacular Catholic practice carried out in small towns in the State of Mexico and neighboring states, including Querétaro and Hidalgo, and Mexico City. Every year on September 13th, Concheros from Mexico and the United States congregate in the Temple of the Saint Cross (Templo de la Santa Cruz) in Querétaro, which has become the cradle of the celebration, to commemorate the commitment of keeping the tradition alive