'It's elevating our culture' - parade marks Indigenous Peoples Day in Mexico

Record ID: 1737013

  • Title: 'It's elevating our culture' - parade marks Indigenous Peoples Day in Mexico
  • Date: 9th August 2023
  • Summary: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (AUGUST 9, 2023) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF FOLK DANCER IN DEVIL MASK PERFORMING 'DANCE OF THE DEVILS' VARIOUS OF FOLK DANCERS IN DEER MASKS DANCING CHILDREN IN MASKS DANCING DURING PARADE DANCER IN SKULL MASK PARADING ONLOOKER CLAPPING TO RHYTHM OF MUSIC VARIOUS OF DANCERS, MEMBERS OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES PARADING (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MEMBER OF CULTURAL COMMITTEE OF PUREPECHA COMMUNITY IN MICHOACAN STATE, MARIA NUNEZ, SAYING: “We are doing this so that our tradition, our culture, our roots, don’t get lost because this is what comes from our ancestors. So, we can’t let it get lost. We have to keep our traditions because this will make us better people. Because our ancestors used to have beautiful and intelligent traditions.” VARIOUS OF DANCERS PERFORMING OAXACA STATE TRADITIONAL DANCING VARIOUS OF DANCER ESMERALDA PARADING (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) DANCER, ESMERALDA, SAYING: “It’s avoiding discrimination and elevating our costumes and our culture.” PERFORMERS CARRYING BANNER AT PARADE FIGURINE DANCING DURING PARADE VARIOUS OF PERFORMERS DANCING DURING PARADE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MASKED PERFORMER OF TILICHES DANCING, LUIS VEGA, SAYING: “Above all, I do this because I like it and because I want to keep preserving the traditions of our state. Many people don’t really realise how diverse Mexico is. And many times, people from the most populated cities, such as Mexico City, do little to the people from our states.” VARIOUS OF PERFORMERS DANCING ON POTS VARIOUS OF PERFORMERS DANCING DURING PARADE
  • Embargoed: 24th August 2023 00:26
  • Keywords: Indigenous Day Indigenous people Mexico Mexico City
  • Location: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
  • City: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
  • Country: Mexico
  • Topics: South America / Central America,North America,Race Relations / Ethnic Issues,Society/Social Issues
  • Reuters ID: LVA001347309082023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Indigenous people from all over Mexico descended to the capital to display their eye-catching folklore in a parade on Wednesday (August 9) to mark the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.
    Dancers flaunted colourful and extravagant costumes and danced in a parade in Mexico City that sought to raise awareness of the cultural diversity nesting in the country.
    Onlookers at Reforma Avenue enjoyed performances such as the 'Dance of the Devils', which originated from Mexico's south, to symbolise the escape of African slaves from the Spanish.
    In Mexico, there are 23.2 million self-described indigenous people, according to data from the country's census bureau from 2020.
    (Production: Alberto Fajardo, Anna Portella)
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