For hundreds of years, the towns of Acatlan and Zitlala in the state of Guerrero have gotten together in the powerful landscape of their mountainous environment to remember the gods who refuse to die. Here is where the Acatecs and ...See moreFor hundreds of years, the towns of Acatlan and Zitlala in the state of Guerrero have gotten together in the powerful landscape of their mountainous environment to remember the gods who refuse to die. Here is where the Acatecs and Zitlatecs ask for rain and worship the Christian cross as well as the sacred stone. Here, the Tiger fights in order to imitate the sounds of thunder and lightening and invoke their presence. The more fights that are bought about, the greater the sacrifice will be, and therefore, the more abundant the rains. Fruits an flowers will flourish, food that will be offered up. In this space of worship, the past and the present are renewed in the same ritual meeting which brings together and perpetuates the Nahua people of Guerrero. Written by
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