Mexico Chiapas 1 (San Juan Chamula, San Lorenzo Zinacantan)

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México
CHIAPAS
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Passion flowers or passion vines (Passiflora)
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San Juan Chamula
San Juan Chamula is the principal town of the
Tzotzils, with a population of around 80,000 it
is also the main religious and economic center of
the community. The small town, about 10km (6
miles) from San Cristobal.
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The Chamulas have always been a fiercely
independent people. As part of the Tzotzil
community, they resisted the Spanish upon their
arrival in 1524 and later staged a famous
rebellion in 1869, attacking the nearby colonial
settlement of San Cristobal.
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Like neighboring Zinacatan, the Chamulas also are
very private people. They do not tolerate well
people taking pictures of them or their temples
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Religion here is a mixture of Catholicism and
Maya Ritual. Chamulas revere St John the Baptist
above Jesus Christ St Johns image is more
prevalent inside the church. The Temple of San
Juan (St John) is covered in pine needles the
pine tree is an important part of Chamula
culture their towns and villages are surrounded
by pine trees.
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Symbolism is strong coca-cola is used in
rituals, an apparent substitute to Atole (corn
based drink) made from black maize eggs are used
to absorb evil Agua Ardiente (cane based
alcohol) is used as a substitute for wine
religion, politics and rituals are deeply
intertwined the community leaders are also
spiritual leaders healers
San Juan Chamula
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Like other indigenous communities in this region,
they can be identified by the clothes they wear.
All the clothes they wear are hand made locally.
The wool on the sheep, cleaning, dyes and
knitting are all obtained in-house nothing is
purchased externally. Sheep are sacred here they
are treated, protected and mourned on passing as
any other member of the family
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The Tzotzil culture is submissive by western
standards women always follow behind the men
men chop the firewood, but women carry it you
will never see a woman wearing a hat.
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San Lorenzo Zinacantan
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Each community has its own identity which is most
visible by the colors and design of the clothes
they wear something that is strictly adhered
toyou can always tell which community a person
is from (whether they are a baby or an old man or
woman) by the clothes they wear. People from
different communities do not marry neither must
they detach themselves from the religious
protocols set out by the community to do so
causes expulsion from it, leaving the couple (and
their offspring) to fend for themselves outside
of the protection and structure of the
communities they were born into.
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