While waiting for yesterday’s convite to begin, the Danza de la Pluma subalternos, Florentino Martínez Ruiz and Juan Bautista Ruiz, knew how to keep young, old, all those in between, and the photographers entertained.
A little “splendor in the grass” for Juan?
And, the fun didn’t stop there, once the convite began, Florentino snatched a marmota from one of the little boys to give it a try.
And, everyone laughed, especially the boy! That’s entertainment, Teotitlán del Valle style!
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Very entertaining indeed! And so colorful! Danza de la Pluma is the feather dance, right? I wonder what is the significance or symbolism of the interesting masks?
Yes, it’s the feather dance — a retelling of the story of the Conquest. I suspect the masks relate to the association (in Christianity) of boar with lust and the devil. According to one source I’ve read, originally the role of Subalternos was to cheer up Moctezuma by donning the masks and dressing in the style of the Spanish.