Traditional celebrations in indigenous villages of Chiapas

Traditional celebrations in indigenous villages of Chiapas

On January 20-22, we will travel to the Festival of San Sebastian in ZINACANTAN, an indigenous town near San Cristobal de Las Casas. WE WILL NOT TRAVEL TO SAN JUAN CHAMULA.
The population of Zinacantan pays tribute to San Sebastián Mártir, with candles, incense, sedge and precious branches of its traditional floriculture. The possibly most unique and diverse part of the celebrations is the JAGUAR TREE ritual.
The purpose of this ritual, represented by Zinacanteco men, is to bring the good luck to start the new year of agriculture. Men, dressed as jaguars, climb the tree, while others, dressed as monkeys, throw dead squirrels at them. Jaguars try to catch squirrels and place them in the cages they have on their backs.
The experience is more than visual: thanks to my explanations about the roots of customs and legends that you will hear, you will see it from another perspective.
In addition, we will visit a local family and the pantheon.
Available only on these dates!

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Cementerio de San Juan Chamula, Cerca del Templo de San Sebastian, San Juan Chamula 29320 Mexico

Explanations about the customs and religion of indigenous villages

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Church of St. Juan Bautista, Plaza Central, San Juan Chamula 29320 Mexico

Explanations about the customs and religion of indigenous villages

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ayuntamiento San Juan Chamula, Primero Avenida Central 2, San Pedro, Chamula, Chis., Mexico

We will visit festival according to dates: fesstival of San Sebastian, Carnaval, San Juan, San Lorenzo, Day of Dead

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Domicilio Conocido S/N, Centro C.P. 29350 Zinacantan, Chiapas, Zinacantan 29350 Mexico

We will visit festival according to dates: fesstival of San Sebastian, Carnaval, San Juan, San Lorenzo, Day of Dead

Duration: 4 hours