Documentary · Mexico · 1987 · 1h 0m

Peleas de tigres: Una petición de lluvia nahua

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The Feast of the Holy Cross is essentially based on the indigenous peoples' request for rain for the next planting cycle. The propitiatory ritual has elements of pre-Hispanic origin, deeply syncretised with Catholicism.

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