Cultural Event — Ya ximhai xa nsu (Territorios de lo Sagrado)

On Sun­day, I went to the clos­ing day of a cul­tural exhi­bi­tion on the indige­nous peo­ple Otomi-Chichimecas or Hñahñu. The exhi­bi­tion was high­light­ing the yearly pil­grim­age of the Otomi-Chichimecas, Ya ximhai xa nsu, which trans­lates to “Ter­ri­to­ries of the sacred or pre­cious land”. I did not actu­ally get a chance to see most of the exhibit, but the cer­e­mony has some nice aspects, which I had the oppor­tu­nity to photograph.

I haven’t really done my due dili­gence to be able to explain what I saw or what is going on in the pho­tos. How­ever, it was a beau­ti­ful day, I always like the col­or­ful tra­di­tional cloth­ing, and it was a nice relax­ing way to spend a cou­ple of hours. I’m slowly learn­ing about the his­tory of Mex­ico and the indige­nous peo­ple. I’ll try to be less robotic in my first para­graphs in the future.