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OtomiMesoamerican Indian population living in the central plateau region of Mexico. Traditionally, they practice shifting cultivation and raise livestock. Their crafts include spinning, weaving, pottery, and basketry, and their dress varies from traditional to modern. Compadrazgo, fictive kinship based on the relationship of godparent to godchild, is central to their society. Ritual obligations also bind a child's parents and godparents in a close relationship. They profess Roman Catholicism but identify the major saints with pre-Christian deities. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``I was doing fine in the first five rounds, but then I got tired and my legs were gone,'' Morales said recently from his training camp in the Otomi Mountains north of Mexico City. Twenty two percent of the families were of indigenous origin, comprised of the Otomi, Mixteco and Nahuatal groups. |
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