Voladores de Papantla Patrimonio Cultural Intangible (14889642769)

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- Image Description: Los Voladores In colorful thousand year old costumes, the voladores, the flyers, of Papantla appeal to the gods by performing a traditional, highly symbolic dance at the base of a tall, tall pole reaching high toward the gods in the sky. Four flyers carrying long ropes and a fifth, their leader, with his flute and small drum begin the long upward climb. Atop the pole is their platform, a disc for the leader and slabs like one-by-fours making a square for seating. Slowly the flyers rotate their platform and wind their ropes, four ropes side-by-side, around the pole. When there's no slack left, and with the free ends of the ropes tied well around the waists of the flying-men, the leader appeals to the gods once again. High atop the pole he plays his flute, and beats a cadence on his tiny diameter drum. Standing he dances to the four cardinal points. More photos from Mexico HERE Follow me on FACEBOOK
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- Image Description: The Danza de los Voladores (Dance of the Flyers), or Palo Volador (Pole Flying), is an ancient Mesoamerican ceremony/ritual still performed today, albeit in modified form, in isolated pockets in Mexico. It is believed to have originated with the Nahua, Huastec and Otomi peoples in central Mexico, and then spread throughout most of Mesoamerica. The ritual consists of dance and the climbing of a 30 meter pole from which four of the five participants then launch themselves tied with ropes to descend to the ground. The fifth remains on top of the pole, dancing and playing a flute and drum. According to one myth, the ritual was created to ask the gods to end a severe drought. Although the ritual did not originate with the Totonac people, today it is strongly associated with them, especially those in and around Papantla in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The ceremony was named an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in order to help the ritual survive and thrive in the modern world. More photos from Mexico HERE Follow me on FACEBOOK
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- Image Description: La ceremonia ritual de los voladores es una danza asociada a la fertilidad que ejecutan diversos grupos étnicos de México y Centroamérica, en particular los totonacos del Estado de Veracruz, situado al este de México. Su objeto es expresar el respeto profesado hacia la naturaleza y el universo espiritual, así como la armonía con ambos. En el transcurso de la ceremonia, cuatro jóvenes trepan por un mástil de 18 a 40 metros de alto fabricado con el tronco de un árbol recién cortado en el bosque tras haber implorado el perdón del dios de la montaña. Sentado en la plataforma que remata el mástil, un quinto hombre, el caporal, toca con una flauta y un tambor melodías en honor del sol, así como de los cuatro vientos y puntos cardinales. Después de este acto de invocación, los danzantes se lanzan al vacío desde la plataforma a la que están atados por largas cuerdas, giran imitando el vuelo de los pájaros mientras la cuerda se desenrolla, y van descendiendo paulatinamente hasta el suelo. Cada variante de la danza ritual de los voladores representa un medio de hacer revivir el mito del universo, de modo que esta ceremonia expresa la visión del mundo y los valores de la comunidad, propicia la comunicación con los dioses e impetra la prosperidad. Para los ejecutantes de esta danza y todas las personas que comulgan con la espiritualidad del rito en calidad de espectadores, la ceremonia de los voladores constituye un motivo para enorgullecerse de su patrimonio y de su identidad culturales, al mismo tiempo que suscita un sentimiento de respeto por ambos. More photos from Mexico HERE Follow me on FACEBOOK
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Voladores de Papantla Patrimonio Cultural Intangible

Los Voladores In colorful thousand year old costumes, the voladores, the flyers, of Papantla appeal to the gods by performing a traditional, highly symbolic dance at the base of a tall, tall pole reaching high toward the gods in the sky. Four flyers carrying long ropes and a fifth, their leader, with his flute and small drum begin the long upward climb. Atop the pole is their platform, a disc for the leader and slabs like one-by-fours making a square for seating. Slowly the flyers rotate their platform and wind their ropes, four ropes side-by-side, around the pole. When there's no slack left, and with the free ends of the ropes tied well around the waists of the flying-men, the leader appeals to the gods once again. High atop the pole he plays his flute, and beats a cadence on his tiny diameter drum. Standing he dances to the four cardinal points. More photos from Mexico HERE Follow me on FACEBOOK