Huaquecula
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Day of the dead and offerings in Puebla Huaquechula.
Puebla, Puebla. - Huaquechula is located on the prehistoric settlement named as Cuahquechollan ethnohistoric and colonial codex there, currently on display at the Museum of Alfeñique. This settlement was a garrison during the Late Postclassic Aztec, now on the outskirts of the city there are still vestiges of fortification Hispanic. In themain square you can see some carved stones prehispanic that were found in the village. Another attraction of the place is the Franciscan convent of San Martín Huaquechula, currently in the custody of INAH, whose north wall is built a stone bas-relief with the representation of a moving warrior with shield, arrows, spear and plume.
The religious calendar of the community is varied and includes thecelebration of May 3, the day of the Holy Cross, Holy Week and Day of the Dead, the latter is the traditional celebration of major tourist attraction, as people make the famous shrines dead, they are very bright, and there is a syncretism of pre-Hispanic and Catholic elements that are expressed during this event very special.
Huaquechula, Hispanic death
Information on death rituals atfunerals is Mesoamericans discovered and studied by archaeologists and physical anthropologists, who through bone remnants and have obtained information on the different forms of burial, the elements with which individuals were accompanied and the concept of death. The first comprehensive description of these are found in the writings of the writers, monks and soldiers, who came to New Spain andrecounted the events seen or heard them.
Ethnohistorical sources document the existence of a pre-Hispanic celebration for the dead called Micailhuitontli and special events were held in which those who had drowned in the water, the warriors killed in battle and women who died in the birthing process. Individuals who had drowned or following water-related diseases Tlalocan arrived at the paradiseof Tlaloc, the rain god. The representation of Tlalocan, according to some interpretations, the mural is in Tepantitla in Teotihuacan, place of delight where individuals came not by merit, but by the way they died.
The documents also refer to the offerings that were prepared for the dead and offering consisting of food and other items that accompanied them on their journey to their new stage ofexistence after death. The concept of pre-Hispanic natives of New Spain over death was reconceptualized under the scheme of Catholicism through centuries of evangelization process that allowed the continuity of pre-Hispanic and Catholic ideological elements.
Death, ritual homage and current
The preparations for the celebration begin from the moment of the death of a family member, fromthat time should consider acquiring by purchase or loan the different objects to the altar, and decide who will be the composer of the offering and its team of helpers. The commemorations of the dead are carried out in the following schedule:
On October 28 and is expected to receive the souls of those who died violently or by accident. On 31 October is a swap in which objects are sold primarilyconsumed or used in offerings and altars dedicated to the dead. At noon on 31 and is expected to receive the souls of the deceased who left this life as children. On 1 November welcomes adults who died a natural death. Finally on November 2 village families morning visit the cemetery to clean and decorate with flowers, wax and incense, the tomb of the relatives. During the following week visitedby friends and family who did not go to houses with new offerings, to meet eight days or the eighth, after which period may be lifted the new offering. There are two types of altars and offerings, offering new and old offering.
The altar and offering new
It is in honor of those who died during the year in which you put the altar and the offering, ie from 1 November to 27 October of the...
Puebla, Puebla. - Huaquechula is located on the prehistoric settlement named as Cuahquechollan ethnohistoric and colonial codex there, currently on display at the Museum of Alfeñique. This settlement was a garrison during the Late Postclassic Aztec, now on the outskirts of the city there are still vestiges of fortification Hispanic. In themain square you can see some carved stones prehispanic that were found in the village. Another attraction of the place is the Franciscan convent of San Martín Huaquechula, currently in the custody of INAH, whose north wall is built a stone bas-relief with the representation of a moving warrior with shield, arrows, spear and plume.
The religious calendar of the community is varied and includes thecelebration of May 3, the day of the Holy Cross, Holy Week and Day of the Dead, the latter is the traditional celebration of major tourist attraction, as people make the famous shrines dead, they are very bright, and there is a syncretism of pre-Hispanic and Catholic elements that are expressed during this event very special.
Huaquechula, Hispanic death
Information on death rituals atfunerals is Mesoamericans discovered and studied by archaeologists and physical anthropologists, who through bone remnants and have obtained information on the different forms of burial, the elements with which individuals were accompanied and the concept of death. The first comprehensive description of these are found in the writings of the writers, monks and soldiers, who came to New Spain andrecounted the events seen or heard them.
Ethnohistorical sources document the existence of a pre-Hispanic celebration for the dead called Micailhuitontli and special events were held in which those who had drowned in the water, the warriors killed in battle and women who died in the birthing process. Individuals who had drowned or following water-related diseases Tlalocan arrived at the paradiseof Tlaloc, the rain god. The representation of Tlalocan, according to some interpretations, the mural is in Tepantitla in Teotihuacan, place of delight where individuals came not by merit, but by the way they died.
The documents also refer to the offerings that were prepared for the dead and offering consisting of food and other items that accompanied them on their journey to their new stage ofexistence after death. The concept of pre-Hispanic natives of New Spain over death was reconceptualized under the scheme of Catholicism through centuries of evangelization process that allowed the continuity of pre-Hispanic and Catholic ideological elements.
Death, ritual homage and current
The preparations for the celebration begin from the moment of the death of a family member, fromthat time should consider acquiring by purchase or loan the different objects to the altar, and decide who will be the composer of the offering and its team of helpers. The commemorations of the dead are carried out in the following schedule:
On October 28 and is expected to receive the souls of those who died violently or by accident. On 31 October is a swap in which objects are sold primarilyconsumed or used in offerings and altars dedicated to the dead. At noon on 31 and is expected to receive the souls of the deceased who left this life as children. On 1 November welcomes adults who died a natural death. Finally on November 2 village families morning visit the cemetery to clean and decorate with flowers, wax and incense, the tomb of the relatives. During the following week visitedby friends and family who did not go to houses with new offerings, to meet eight days or the eighth, after which period may be lifted the new offering. There are two types of altars and offerings, offering new and old offering.
The altar and offering new
It is in honor of those who died during the year in which you put the altar and the offering, ie from 1 November to 27 October of the...
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