the Papantla Flyers

the Papantla Flyers (more info)

The Papantla Flyers are one of the pre-Hispanic traditions that have remained unchanged to modern times. They take part in a ceremony asking the Sun God for fertility and bountiful crops. The ritual consist of a group of dancers (the four flyers represent the four natural elements: earth, air, fire and water) who descend from the top of a trunk especially cut for this purpose, tied upside down from their waists and turning slowly around it. The Papantla Flyers acted in the Bilbao Ars Sacrum. Bilbao is in the Basque Country (Spain) and Papantla is a small city of the state of Veracruz (Mexico). I dedicate this photo to my mexican friends. 2005-03-19.

Bizkaia, North Spain

the Papantla Flyers