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Xipe Totec |
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Xipe TotecPre-Columbian god of spring and new vegetation who was venerated by the Toltecs and Aztecs. Xipe Totec is also the patron of precious metals. He is always depicted in art wearing a freshly flayed skin, representing the “new skin” that covers the earth in spring. In the second ritual month of the Aztec calendar, priests sacrificed human victims by removing their hearts or shooting them with arrows, flayed the bodies, and put on the skins, which were dyed yellow and called “golden clothes.” 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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| Following the walk, which was organized by the city of San Gabriel, the walkers, including Los Pobladores 200, the settlers' descendants, were treated to a multicultural celebration that included birthday cake, food and performances from a variety of groups, including the Xipe Totec Aztec Indian Dancers, Mariachi Oro Angelino and Understanding Principals Gospel Choir. Whereas the Xipe worshippers would dance in the skin of their sacrificial victims, the chemical people attempt to put on the skin of those in power, cautionary mirror images of how the exchange of identities within oppressive economies becomes a violent and scarring transaction. Entertainment will include a special performance of "Charlotte's Web" by the Laguna Playhouse; traditional dances by Xipe Totec Danzantes Aztecas; Native American music, dance and storytelling by noted performer Arley Washington; and performances by the UCLA Chinese Ensemble and UCLA's award-winning Awaken a Cappella. |
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