Experimentar de nueva cuenta y después de algunos años las fiestas de la Guelaguetza fue emocionante porque recordé muchas historias y vivencias.
Cuando era niño no valoraba la fuerza y magia de todo esto. Sin duda, fue con mi regreso a Oaxaca que sucedió un reencuentro con algunas de sus fiestas y sus tradiciones y que me han cautivado por su imponente riqueza cultural y visual.
Muy pocos saben que en secundaria y preparatoria formé parte del grupo de baile folklórico de la escuela, lo que me permitió bailar no sólo en Oaxaca sino en otros estados e incluso en Suecia.
Bailé cuadros de distintas regiones: Pochutla, Pinotepa, Jarabes Mixes, Betaza. Pero lo que más me gustaba era ponerme sombrero de panza de burro, camisa de satín color azul turquesa, pantalón de manta, señidor rojo vivo a la cintura, sarape y huarache para bailar los sones y jarabes de Ejutla, el pueblo de mi abuelo. Recuerdo que bailaba estas piezas con mucha alegría y orgullo, pues además los versos y décimas que acompñan la música son muy divertidos.
Ser espectador de Guelaguetza en su cumpleaños 80, me conectó
con mi pasado y raíces a través de su diversidad étnica y cultural que
es muy mágica, muy de Oaxaca, muy de nosotros...
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-ENGLISH VERSION-
Having the chance to see the Guelaguetza after a while was exciting, it made me remember some stories.
Probably when I was younger it didn't realice the importance of all the traditions and festivities of Oaxaca, but now that I moved back, I started to rediscover my town and I haven't stop getting surprised by its cultural and visual richness.
Very few might know that I was part of a folk dance group from school. That gave me the chance to dance not only in Mexico but in Sweden as well.
I did dance different regions, but one of my favorites was Ejutla. My grandfather's town. That's a quite fun and colorful dance that I always did with a lot of proud.
Watching la Guelaguetza on its 80th anniversary helped me to connect with my past and roots through this etnic and cultural diversity that turns out to be so magical, so Oaxacan, so ours...
(Click here to check the 1st part of this post)
(Para ver la primera parte da click aquí)
-ENGLISH VERSION-
Having the chance to see the Guelaguetza after a while was exciting, it made me remember some stories.
Probably when I was younger it didn't realice the importance of all the traditions and festivities of Oaxaca, but now that I moved back, I started to rediscover my town and I haven't stop getting surprised by its cultural and visual richness.
Very few might know that I was part of a folk dance group from school. That gave me the chance to dance not only in Mexico but in Sweden as well.
I did dance different regions, but one of my favorites was Ejutla. My grandfather's town. That's a quite fun and colorful dance that I always did with a lot of proud.
Watching la Guelaguetza on its 80th anniversary helped me to connect with my past and roots through this etnic and cultural diversity that turns out to be so magical, so Oaxacan, so ours...
(Click here to check the 1st part of this post)
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