Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Voladores de Papantla


Last Saturday I posted a picture about Tepoztlan, the birth place of Quetzalcoatl, and today I'm posting a picture of a Volador ("flyer") de Papantla.

This is a 1,500 years old rite dedicated to Quetzalcoatl ("the morning star"). The ritual itself is called "The Tree of Life", and is a meditation about the mystery of life and a calling to keep the world in balance within ourselves.

It never stops to amaze me.

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