Mexico-San Juan Chamula (Tzotzil maya People) Part 10
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San Juan Chamula
San Juan Chamula is a municipio (municipality) and township in the Mexican state of Chiapas, with over 50,000 inhabitants. It is situated some 10 km (6.2 mi) from San Cristóbal de las Casas.
Chamula is located in the Chiapas highlands, at an altitude of 2,200 meters (7,200 feet), inhabited by the indigenous Tzotzil Maya people, whose Tzotzil language is one of the Mayan languages.
The town enjoys unique autonomous status within Mexico. No outside police or military are allowed in the village. Chamulas have their own police force.
The church of San Juan, in the municipal cabecera (headtown), is filled with colorful candles, and smoke from burning copal resin incense, commonly used throughout southern Mexico. Along the walls of the church, as in many Catholic churches, are dressed-up wooden statues of saints in large wooden cases, many wearing mirrors to deflect evil. The local form of Catholicism is a blend of pre-conquest Maya customs, Spanish Catholic traditions, and subsequent innovations.
There are no pews in the church, and the floor area is completely covered in a carpet of green pine boughs and soda bottles (mostly Coca Cola). Curanderos (medicine men) diagnose medical, psychological or 'evil-eye' afflictions and prescribe remedies such as candles of specific colors and sizes, specific flower petals or feathers, or - in a dire situation - a live chicken. The specified remedies are brought to a healing ceremony. Chamula families kneel on the floor of the church with sacrificial items, stick candles to the floor with melted wax, drink ceremonial cups of Posh, artisanal sugar-cane-based liquor, Coca Cola or Pepsi, and chant prayers in an archaic dialect of Tzotzil.
Photography in the town is very difficult as parents will hide their children or they themselves will turn away as soon as they spot a camera. Photography within the church is strictly prohibited as is photographing the Christmas procession to the church. They can throw you out of town if you attempt to violate this rule.
The main agricultural products are corn, beans, potatoes, and cabbage.
Women often make traditional clothing, blankets, and souvenirs that include Zapatista-related items, such as pens with a clay figure on top in the figure of Subcomandante Marcos or Comandante Tacho.
Ola soy de oxchuc chis extraño amis ermanos chamula muy respetuosos con todos amen
Que linda esta gente de Chiapas.
Thank you for this beautiful video, a view of a decade ago over Chamula
thanks to wacht this video I.m from chiapaz my home town
Felicidades por su 🎥
This is my hometown I will be back over there soon thanks for the video
***** Chiapas is one of the safest states of Mexico to visit.
Alejandro Guzman. Regresaste a Chamula? Voy a estar ahi y en San Cristobal en Marzo para la Semana Santa y para comprar cafe, chocolate y maíz. Y también me q=uiero comprar esa ropa que ellos visten que me gusta mucho.
Dios bendiga este pueblo
gracias por las musicas yo puedo escuchar de mi puedo de san Juan chamula
wow me gusta esta musica criolla parece mucho al old time music de apalachia
Très beau reportage sur San Juan de Chamula que nous avons visitée il y a quelques années au cours d'un voyage de Mexico à Cancun . Nous avons été impressionés par la ferveur des habitants dans l'église avec des rites réellement particuliers mais typiques ( foyer dans l'allée centrale et fumée très intense ) Malheureusement à cette époque : interdit de prendre des photos ou filmer .. Ce n'est pas un problème , l'essentiel c'est de s'imbiber de la vraie culture d'un pays et j'ai toujours été sensibilisé par ce pays tellement contrasté . Merci pour ce retour au Mexique avec grand plaisir . Un grand bonjour de France !!!!!! Michel
Arriba Chamula
Que, lindos temas... por que le Estado Mexicano no difunde esta música folklorica?
Me encantaria aprender la lengua tzotzil. Tan rica se oye...
ahi vibo en chamula 👍🙀💜😘
Some day I'll go there
“No one is allowed into the town from outside...”
Except for the conspicuous tourists wandering around.
que chido
Can anyone identify the music in this video?
Bienaventurado los que sufren por causa de la justicia por qué de ellos es el reúno de los cielos
Hi there. I watched your video .I think this guide is very famous and talented.I saw him in other video as well of Mr Phil Robinson. If you have his contact number please forward it to me i will be greatful to you. also can u please tell me the tittle name of the background music.Its awesome. Thanks for your video. Also one last thing u told in the information photography is not allowed but how did u manage to take pictures of chamula people. ???
mero lek ta culturaike