Who are the Wixarikas?
21/06/2024The Huicholes (Wixarikas) are one of the ethnic groups that have managed to remain pure since the time of the conquest. They refer to themselves as Wirrarica or Wirraritari.
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The Huicholes (Wixarikas) are one of the ethnic groups that have managed to remain pure since the time of the conquest. They refer to themselves as Wirrarica or Wirraritari.
The Huichol world is divided into three universes: that of mythology, where the Huichol maintain that life began in the ocean; that of corn, where daily life and Huichol traditions are developed; and that which has to do with mysticism, which reveals the Huichol world and the Huichol art of their rituals that distinguish them and give them identity as a Huichol community.
Beyond the stereotypes, it has been said that the Huicholes are mostly shamans and artists.
The production of this delicate handicraft has transcended generations and has become the most representative symbol of the ethnic group that will never die"?
Huichol music is another way of reflecting this spirituality, which is also linked to each festival, having its own music, music for the ceremonies, for the sacrifices, for the dance.
The origin of Huichol art lies in an ancestral tradition, the physical transcription of the images visualized by Huichol shamans; induced by the ingestion of Peyote (hikuri), their sacred cactus, allowing them to cross the threshold of the unknown and thus relate to the divine.