Currently, the matachines are societies of North and South American Native dancers who perform ritual dances. They are found from Peru up to northern New Mexico where the Spanish first influenced the …

Aug 7, 2019 · Matachines refer to the twelve dancers who typically dance in two lines of six. These lines are called the fila (line or queue) which the other characters join, abandon, or lead throughout the …

Apr 11, 2018 · One such ritual is the dance tradition of los Matachines. This dance, which is still performed in both Mexico and New Mexico (and other areas of colonization) can be traced directly to …

Dec 12, 2022 · The matachines are a group of dancers, with a well-defined structure and functions, whose objective is to make a pilgrimage -while dancing- to the place where the Virgin Mary is …

The matachines denote a traditional religious dance, and this tradition goes back many centuries. It is believed that the Spaniards brought the dance to the New World during colonial times as part of their …

Nov 1, 1995 · Matachines. Los matachines denotes a traditional religious dance and the dancers, musicians, and elders who participate in it. Its roots go back to a type of widespread medieval sword …

A procession of matachines fills the streets of downtown Houston every year around the time of the Mexican celebration for the Virgin of Guadalupe (December 9-12).

Mar 20, 2025 · The Matachines dance was traditionally performed in México by men, though in some communities groups of danzantes included women. Today, all-female groups of Matachinas are …

Matachines is the only ritual drama that both Pueblo Indian and Hispano communities perform in the Upper Río Grande Valley. Some perform the dance in midwinter, others in summer.

Los matachines denotes a traditional religious dance and the dancers, musicians, and elders who participate in it. Its roots go back to a type of widespread medieval sword dance called a morisca. …